Years of schooling in Djibouti
Djibouti: Years of schooling was 3.95 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.95
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 192 countries
All-time high
3.95
in 2021
All-time low
1.16
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Years of schooling in Djibouti, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for years of schooling in Djibouti is 3.95, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Djibouti peaked at 3.95 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.16, in 1995.
Djibouti ranks 180th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 | 1.16 | 1.43 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.93 | 1.51 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 | 2.55 | 3.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 | 3.9 | 3.95 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 177 Pakistan 4.32 compare
- 179 Sudan 3.96 compare
- 181 Guinea-Bissau 3.67 compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 3.54 compare
- 183 Burundi 3.47 compare
More education data for Djibouti
- Population ages 0-14 28.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 2,739 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.62 (2024)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 2.61 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 2.61 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Djibouti?
- Years of schooling in Djibouti was 3.95 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 in 1995.
- How does Djibouti rank for years of schooling?
- Djibouti ranks 180th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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