Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Djibouti

Djibouti: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 30,531 number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
30,531 number
World rank
59th
of 148 countries
All-time high
71,692 number
in 2001
All-time low
30,531 number
in 2015
Years of data
13
1985–2015

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Djibouti, 1985–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1985200020151985: 43.3k number1986: 44.9k number1987: 48.3k number1988: 51.9k number1997: 66.6k number2001: 71.7k number2002: 70.9k number2004: 68.1k number2005: 67.2k number2006: 65.1k number2007: 59.0k number2008: 45.7k number2015: 30.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 30,531 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Djibouti peaked at 71,692 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30,531 number, in 2015.

Djibouti ranks 59th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Djibouti, 1985 to 2015.
Year number Change
1985 43,304 number
1986 44,946 number +3.8%
1987 48,254 number +7.4%
1988 51,903 number +7.6%
1997 66,612 number +28.3%
2001 71,692 number +7.6%
2002 70,866 number -1.2%
2004 68,147 number -3.8%
2005 67,165 number -1.4%
2006 65,088 number -3.1%
2007 58,971 number -9.4%
2008 45,728 number -22.5%
2015 30,531 number -33.2%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 30,531 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63,120 number, 48% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 30,531 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30,531 number, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 47,102 number 43,304 number 51,903 number 4
1990s 66,612 number 66,612 number 66,612 number 1
2000s 63,951 number 45,728 number 71,692 number 7
2010s 30,531 number 30,531 number 30,531 number 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 56 Puerto Rico 35,635 number compare
  2. 57 Jamaica 34,770 number compare
  3. 58 Korea 31,090 number compare
  4. 60 Nicaragua 28,855 number compare
  5. 61 Chile 26,216 number compare
  6. 62 Republic of Moldova 23,320 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Djibouti?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Djibouti was 30,531 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 71,692 number in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 30,531 number in 2015.
How does Djibouti rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Djibouti ranks 59th out of 148 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. 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 Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/