School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Djibouti
Djibouti: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 6.46 years in 2011. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Djibouti, 1976–2011
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2011, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Djibouti stood at 6.46 years. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Djibouti peaked at 6.46 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.95 years, in 1976.
That places Djibouti 180th out of 183 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.95 years | — |
| 1981 | 2.26 years | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 2.86 years | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 2.69 years | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 2.79 years | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 2.57 years | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 2.74 years | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 2.92 years | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 3 years | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 3.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.97 years | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.39 years | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 3.55 years | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 4.07 years | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 4.36 years | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 4.51 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 4.97 years | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 5.34 years | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 5.58 years | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 6.46 years | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.95 years | 1.95 years | 1.95 years | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.56 years | 2.26 years | 2.86 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.82 years | 2.57 years | 3.02 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.3 years | 2.97 years | 5.58 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.46 years | 6.46 years | 6.46 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 177 Chad 7.35 years compare
- 178 Haiti 6.89 years compare
- 179 Central African Republic 6.85 years compare
- 181 Niger 6.41 years compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 6.35 years compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 5.36 years compare
More education data for Djibouti
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,395 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,362 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Djibouti?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Djibouti was 6.46 years in 2011, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 6.46 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 years in 1976.
- How does Djibouti rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Djibouti ranks 180th out of 183 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.