School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Djibouti

Djibouti: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 7.55 years in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
7.55 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
177th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7.55 years
in 2020
All-time low
1.13 years
in 1971
Years of data
39
1971–2020

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Djibouti, 1971–2020

24681971199520201971: 1.1 years1973: 1.3 years1974: 1.4 years1975: 1.5 years1976: 1.3 years1982: 2 years1983: 2.1 years1984: 2.2 years1985: 2.2 years1986: 2.3 years1987: 2.4 years1988: 2.4 years1989: 2.3 years1992: 2.3 years1993: 2.2 years1994: 2.4 years1995: 2.5 years1996: 2.5 years1997: 2.5 years1999: 2.5 years2000: 2.5 years2001: 2.8 years2002: 2.9 years2004: 3.4 years2005: 3.6 years2006: 3.8 years2007: 4.3 years2008: 4.8 years2009: 5.1 years2011: 6.2 years2012: 6.5 years2013: 6.6 years2014: 6.8 years2015: 6.8 years2016: 6.9 years2017: 6.9 years2018: 7.2 years2019: 7.5 years2020: 7.6 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2020, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Djibouti stood at 7.55 years. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Djibouti peaked at 7.55 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.13 years, in 1971.

Djibouti ranks 177th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) in Djibouti, 1971 to 2020.
Year years Change
1971 1.13 years
1973 1.32 years +17.6%
1974 1.41 years +6.8%
1975 1.45 years +2.8%
1976 1.32 years -9.5%
1982 1.99 years +50.8%
1983 2.1 years +5.7%
1984 2.17 years +3.5%
1985 2.22 years +2.4%
1986 2.35 years +5.6%
1987 2.42 years +3.1%
1988 2.38 years -1.7%
1989 2.32 years -2.4%
1992 2.31 years -0.4%
1993 2.24 years -3.1%
1994 2.37 years +5.6%
1995 2.46 years +4.0%
1996 2.48 years +0.7%
1997 2.52 years +1.7%
1999 2.51 years -0.5%
2000 2.45 years -2.1%
2001 2.77 years +12.7%
2002 2.91 years +5.1%
2004 3.4 years +16.9%
2005 3.63 years +6.8%
2006 3.78 years +3.9%
2007 4.34 years +15.0%
2008 4.77 years +9.8%
2009 5.12 years +7.3%
2011 6.22 years +21.6%
2012 6.52 years +4.8%
2013 6.58 years +0.9%
2014 6.79 years +3.2%
2015 6.81 years +0.3%
2016 6.88 years +1.1%
2017 6.93 years +0.6%
2018 7.18 years +3.7%
2019 7.49 years +4.3%
2020 7.55 years +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.33 years 1.13 years 1.45 years 5
1980s 2.24 years 1.99 years 2.42 years 8
1990s 2.41 years 2.24 years 2.52 years 7
2000s 3.68 years 2.45 years 5.12 years 9
2010s 6.82 years 6.22 years 7.49 years 9
2020s 7.55 years 7.55 years 7.55 years 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 174 Yemen 7.86 years compare
  2. 175 Ethiopia 7.86 years compare
  3. 176 Gambia 7.84 years compare
  4. 178 Nigeria 7.43 years compare
  5. 179 Afghanistan 7.38 years compare
  6. 180 Syria 7.36 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Djibouti?
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Djibouti was 7.55 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 7.55 years in 2020.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 1.13 years in 1971.
How does Djibouti rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Djibouti ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
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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.