School life expectancy, primary, female in Djibouti
Djibouti: School life expectancy, primary, female was 2.94 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Djibouti, 1985β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary, female in Djibouti stood at 2.94 years.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Djibouti peaked at 3 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.6 years, in 1992.
That places Djibouti 208th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.84 years | 1.76 years | 1.87 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.74 years | 1.6 years | 1.83 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.26 years | 1.91 years | 2.51 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.57 years | 2.5 years | 2.82 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.93 years | 2.86 years | 3 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 205 Palestine, State of 3.64 years compare
- 206 Equatorial Guinea 3 years compare
- 207 Republic of Moldova 2.94 years compare
- 209 Somalia 0.7591 years compare
More education data for Djibouti
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,739 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 2,739 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Djibouti?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Djibouti was 2.94 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 years in 1992.
- How does Djibouti rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Djibouti ranks 208th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release