School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Djibouti

Djibouti: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 10,004 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10,004 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
155th
of 202 countries
All-time high
10,403 number
in 1995
All-time low
2,462 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Djibouti, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Djibouti stood at 10,004 number.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Djibouti peaked at 10,403 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,462 number, in 1970.

Djibouti ranks 155th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Djibouti, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 2,462 number
1971 2,634 number +7.0%
1972 2,821 number +7.1%
1973 3,002 number +6.4%
1974 3,201 number +6.6%
1975 3,447 number +7.7%
1976 3,760 number +9.1%
1977 4,163 number +10.7%
1978 4,593 number +10.3%
1979 5,015 number +9.2%
1980 5,389 number +7.5%
1981 5,703 number +5.8%
1982 6,051 number +6.1%
1983 6,362 number +5.1%
1984 6,645 number +4.4%
1985 6,906 number +3.9%
1986 7,115 number +3.0%
1987 7,443 number +4.6%
1988 7,769 number +4.4%
1989 8,094 number +4.2%
1990 8,447 number +4.4%
1991 8,904 number +5.4%
1992 9,335 number +4.8%
1993 9,772 number +4.7%
1994 10,158 number +4.0%
1995 10,403 number +2.4%
1996 10,381 number -0.2%
1997 10,334 number -0.5%
1998 10,178 number -1.5%
1999 9,965 number -2.1%
2000 9,788 number -1.8%
2001 9,777 number -0.1%
2002 9,849 number +0.7%
2003 9,951 number +1.0%
2004 10,064 number +1.1%
2005 10,157 number +0.9%
2006 10,179 number +0.2%
2007 10,186 number +0.1%
2008 10,213 number +0.3%
2009 10,234 number +0.2%
2010 10,214 number -0.2%
2011 10,131 number -0.8%
2012 10,103 number -0.3%
2013 10,021 number -0.8%
2014 9,915 number -1.1%
2015 9,820 number -1.0%
2016 9,771 number -0.5%
2017 9,802 number +0.3%
2018 9,868 number +0.7%
2019 9,946 number +0.8%
2020 10,004 number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,510 number 2,462 number 5,015 number 10
1980s 6,748 number 5,389 number 8,094 number 10
1990s 9,788 number 8,447 number 10,403 number 10
2000s 10,040 number 9,777 number 10,234 number 10
2010s 9,959 number 9,771 number 10,214 number 10
2020s 10,004 number 10,004 number 10,004 number 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 152 Slovenia 11,184 number compare
  2. 153 Latvia 10,348 number compare
  3. 154 Solomon Islands 10,150 number compare
  4. 156 Trinidad and Tobago 9,564 number compare
  5. 157 Fiji 9,113 number compare
  6. 158 Guyana 7,734 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Djibouti?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Djibouti was 10,004 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 10,403 number in 1995.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 2,462 number in 1970.
How does Djibouti rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Djibouti ranks 155th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/