Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Djibouti

Djibouti: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 86.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
86.6%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
2nd
of 133 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 1999
All-time low
86.6%
in 2020
Years of data
15
1999–2020

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

0204060801001999200920201999: 98.3 %2000: 97.4 %2001: 96.8 %2002: 97.6 %2004: 96.3 %2006: 96.4 %2007: 94.8 %2008: 93.8 %2009: 94 %2011: 92.5 %2016: 88.6 %2017: 92.5 %2018: 90.5 %2019: 87.9 %2020: 86.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 86.6% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Djibouti peaked at 98.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 2020.

Djibouti ranks 2nd of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) in Djibouti, 1999 to 2020.
Year % Change
1999 98.3%
2000 97.4% -0.9%
2001 96.8% -0.6%
2002 97.6% +0.8%
2004 96.3% -1.4%
2006 96.4% +0.2%
2007 94.8% -1.7%
2008 93.8% -1.0%
2009 94.0% +0.1%
2011 92.5% -1.6%
2016 88.6% -4.2%
2017 92.5% +4.5%
2018 90.5% -2.2%
2019 87.9% -2.9%
2020 86.6% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.3% 98.3% 98.3% 1
2000s 95.9% 93.8% 97.6% 8
2010s 90.4% 87.9% 92.5% 5
2020s 86.6% 86.6% 86.6% 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 1 Tajikistan 87.5% compare
  2. 3 Chad 86.1% compare
  3. 4 Senegal 83.9% compare
  4. 5 Iraq 82.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Djibouti?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Djibouti was 86.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 2020.
How does Djibouti rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Djibouti ranks 2nd out of 133 countries with data for 2020.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/