Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Djibouti

Djibouti: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 69.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
69.3%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
180th
of 188 countries
All-time high
69.3%
in 2020
All-time low
22.6%
in 2000
Years of data
22
1996–2020

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Djibouti, 1996–2020

2030405060701996200820201996: 23.7 %1997: 23.7 %1999: 23.2 %2000: 22.6 %2001: 24.8 %2002: 26 %2004: 30.5 %2005: 32.6 %2006: 34.1 %2007: 39.2 %2008: 47.6 %2009: 50.2 %2011: 59.9 %2012: 61.2 %2013: 61.3 %2014: 62.7 %2015: 63.2 %2016: 63.6 %2017: 63.9 %2018: 65 %2019: 68.9 %2020: 69.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 69.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Djibouti peaked at 69.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2000.

That places Djibouti 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Djibouti, 1996 to 2020.
Year % Change
1996 23.7%
1997 23.7% +0.1%
1999 23.2% -2.3%
2000 22.6% -2.6%
2001 24.8% +10.0%
2002 26.0% +4.7%
2004 30.5% +17.3%
2005 32.6% +7.1%
2006 34.1% +4.5%
2007 39.2% +15.0%
2008 47.6% +21.5%
2009 50.2% +5.3%
2011 59.9% +19.4%
2012 61.2% +2.1%
2013 61.3% +0.3%
2014 62.7% +2.3%
2015 63.2% +0.7%
2016 63.6% +0.6%
2017 63.9% +0.5%
2018 65.0% +1.8%
2019 68.9% +6.1%
2020 69.3% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.5% 23.2% 23.7% 3
2000s 34.2% 22.6% 50.2% 9
2010s 63.3% 59.9% 68.9% 9
2020s 69.3% 69.3% 69.3% 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 177 Syria 70.9% compare
  2. 178 Nigeria 70.4% compare
  3. 179 Sudan 70.3% compare
  4. 181 Guinea 66.8% compare
  5. 182 Mali 64.8% compare
  6. 183 Marshall Islands 64.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Djibouti?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Djibouti was 69.3% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2000.
How does Djibouti rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Djibouti ranks 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.