Djibouti vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Djibouti
87.7%
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
55.8%
in 2019
Djibouti rank
2nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
5th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • Djibouti
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
020406080100199820092020

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 87.7% against 55.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 31.9%.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 5th of 132 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 98.4% 76.5% 22.0% Djibouti
2000s 96.1% 73.0% 23.2% Djibouti
2010s 89.9% 57.8% 32.1% Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Djibouti or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Djibouti, at 87.7% against 55.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2020.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Djibouti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
31.9%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Djibouti and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Djibouti ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 5th of 132 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/