School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Djibouti

Djibouti: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 6.24 years in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
6.24 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
183rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
6.24 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.68 years
in 2000
Years of data
22
1996–2020

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Djibouti, 1996–2020

02461996200820201996: 2.7 years1997: 2.8 years1999: 2.7 years2000: 2.7 years2001: 3 years2002: 3.1 years2004: 3.5 years2005: 3.8 years2006: 3.9 years2007: 4.3 years2008: 4.6 years2009: 4.7 years2011: 5.3 years2012: 5.4 years2013: 5.5 years2014: 5.6 years2015: 5.6 years2016: 5.6 years2017: 5.6 years2018: 5.8 years2019: 6.1 years2020: 6.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Djibouti is 6.24 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Djibouti peaked at 6.24 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.68 years, in 2000.

Djibouti ranks 183rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years) in Djibouti, 1996 to 2020.
Year years Change
1996 2.75 years
1997 2.79 years +1.4%
1999 2.75 years -1.4%
2000 2.68 years -2.6%
2001 3.01 years +12.4%
2002 3.08 years +2.4%
2004 3.52 years +14.1%
2005 3.76 years +6.9%
2006 3.89 years +3.4%
2007 4.3 years +10.5%
2008 4.58 years +6.7%
2009 4.71 years +2.7%
2011 5.32 years +13.0%
2012 5.45 years +2.4%
2013 5.48 years +0.6%
2014 5.59 years +1.9%
2015 5.58 years -0.1%
2016 5.6 years +0.3%
2017 5.63 years +0.5%
2018 5.78 years +2.8%
2019 6.11 years +5.7%
2020 6.24 years +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.76 years 2.75 years 2.79 years 3
2000s 3.72 years 2.68 years 4.71 years 9
2010s 5.61 years 5.32 years 6.11 years 9
2020s 6.24 years 6.24 years 6.24 years 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 180 Syrian Arab Republic 6.47 years compare
  2. 181 Chad 6.4 years compare
  3. 182 Bulgaria 6.39 years compare
  4. 184 Mali 6.03 years compare
  5. 185 Sudan 5.88 years compare
  6. 186 Niger 5.82 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Djibouti?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Djibouti was 6.24 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 6.24 years in 2020.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 2.68 years in 2000.
How does Djibouti rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Djibouti ranks 183rd out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,584 data points, 1981–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.