School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Djibouti
Djibouti: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 7.54 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Djibouti, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Djibouti stood at 7.54 years. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Djibouti peaked at 7.54 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.91 years, in 1971.
Djibouti ranks 186th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.91 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.03 years | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 2 years | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 2.06 years | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 2.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.95 years | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 2.12 years | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 2.15 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 2.26 years | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 2.42 years | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 2.54 years | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 2.64 years | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 2.71 years | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.86 years | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 2.91 years | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.84 years | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 2.77 years | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.75 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 2.69 years | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.78 years | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 2.57 years | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 2.73 years | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 2.87 years | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.91 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.98 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 3.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.96 years | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.35 years | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5 years | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 3.97 years | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 4.23 years | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 4.37 years | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.83 years | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 5.19 years | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 5.41 years | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.19 years | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 6.54 years | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 6.64 years | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.78 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 6.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.82 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.12 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.41 years | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 7.54 years | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.02 years | 1.91 years | 2.12 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.61 years | 2.15 years | 2.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 years | 2.57 years | 3.01 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.2 years | 2.96 years | 5.41 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.79 years | 6.19 years | 7.41 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.54 years | 7.54 years | 7.54 years | 1 |
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More education data for Djibouti
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,705 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0605 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 69,705 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0605 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 32,848 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Djibouti?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Djibouti was 7.54 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 7.54 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 years in 1971.
- How does Djibouti rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Djibouti ranks 186th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.