Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Djibouti

Djibouti: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 8,549 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
8,549 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
50th
of 132 countries
All-time high
9,817 number
in 2006
All-time low
8,549 number
in 2020
Years of data
15
1999–2020

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Djibouti, 1999–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1999200920201999: 9.8k number2000: 9.5k number2001: 9.4k number2002: 9.6k number2004: 9.7k number2006: 9.8k number2007: 9.6k number2008: 9.5k number2009: 9.6k number2011: 9.4k number2016: 8.7k number2017: 9.1k number2018: 8.9k number2019: 8.7k number2020: 8.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Djibouti stood at 8,549 number. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Djibouti peaked at 9,817 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8,549 number, in 2020.

Djibouti ranks 50th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Djibouti, 1999 to 2020.
Year number Change
1999 9,787 number
2000 9,514 number -2.8%
2001 9,420 number -1.0%
2002 9,593 number +1.8%
2004 9,678 number +0.9%
2006 9,817 number +1.4%
2007 9,631 number -1.9%
2008 9,549 number -0.9%
2009 9,600 number +0.5%
2011 9,450 number -1.6%
2016 8,737 number -7.5%
2017 9,107 number +4.2%
2018 8,946 number -1.8%
2019 8,719 number -2.5%
2020 8,549 number -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,787 number 9,787 number 9,787 number 1
2000s 9,600 number 9,420 number 9,817 number 8
2010s 8,992 number 8,719 number 9,450 number 5
2020s 8,549 number 8,549 number 8,549 number 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 47 Panama 9,886 number compare
  2. 48 Argentina 9,406 number compare
  3. 49 Poland 8,990 number compare
  4. 51 Kyrgyzstan 8,273 number compare
  5. 52 Timor-Leste 8,132 number compare
  6. 53 Bulgaria 7,041 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Djibouti?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Djibouti was 8,549 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 9,817 number in 2006.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 8,549 number in 2020.
How does Djibouti rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Djibouti ranks 50th out of 132 countries with data for 2020.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/