Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Djibouti

Djibouti: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 56.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
56.0%
World rank
7th
of 138 countries
All-time high
83.7%
in 2001
All-time low
56.0%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2001–2015

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Djibouti, 2001–2015

0204060802001200820152001: 83.7 %2002: 83.1 %2004: 78.9 %2005: 79.2 %2008: 70 %2015: 56 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 56.0% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Djibouti peaked at 83.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2015.

That places Djibouti 7th out of 138 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) in Djibouti, 2001 to 2015.
Year % Change
2001 83.7%
2002 83.1% -0.7%
2004 78.9% -5.0%
2005 79.2% +0.3%
2008 70.0% -11.6%
2015 56.0% -20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79.0% 70.0% 83.7% 5
2010s 56.0% 56.0% 56.0% 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 4 Guinea 66.2% compare
  2. 5 Ethiopia 57.4% compare
  3. 6 Mozambique 56.9% compare
  4. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 54.8%
  5. 9 Burkina Faso 52.5% compare
  6. 10 Yemen 50.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Djibouti?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Djibouti was 56.0% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2015.
How does Djibouti rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Djibouti ranks 7th out of 138 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/