Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Djibouti

Djibouti: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 41.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
41.8%
World rank
6th
of 148 countries
All-time high
80.2%
in 1985
All-time low
41.8%
in 2015
Years of data
13
1985–2015

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

0204060801985200020151985: 80.2 %1986: 79.2 %1987: 79.2 %1988: 79.2 %1997: 78.5 %2001: 76.8 %2002: 74.9 %2004: 71.2 %2005: 70.2 %2006: 68.4 %2007: 63.6 %2008: 56.3 %2015: 41.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 41.8% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Djibouti peaked at 80.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 2015.

Djibouti ranks 6th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Djibouti, 1985 to 2015.
Year % Change
1985 80.2%
1986 79.2% -1.2%
1987 79.2% -0.0%
1988 79.2% +0.0%
1997 78.5% -0.9%
2001 76.8% -2.2%
2002 74.9% -2.4%
2004 71.2% -5.0%
2005 70.2% -1.3%
2006 68.4% -2.7%
2007 63.6% -6.9%
2008 56.3% -11.5%
2015 41.8% -25.9%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 41.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 5.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 41.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.3%, 18.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2015 -25.9% 56.3% 41.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 79.5% 79.2% 80.2% 4
1990s 78.5% 78.5% 78.5% 1
2000s 68.8% 56.3% 76.8% 7
2010s 41.8% 41.8% 41.8% 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 3 Mali 47.7% compare
  2. 4 Chad 47.5% compare
  3. 5 Eritrea 46.6% compare
  4. 7 Guinea 38.8% compare
  5. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 34.2% compare
  6. 9 Burkina Faso 30.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Djibouti?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Djibouti was 41.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 1985.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 2015.
How does Djibouti rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Djibouti ranks 6th out of 148 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/