What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?

The highest recorded value was 3.78 years in 2019.

What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?

The lowest recorded value was 1.42 years in 1977.

How does Djibouti rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?

Djibouti ranks 193rd out of 199 regions with data for 2020.

Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Djibouti?

Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Djibouti

Name: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Djibouti
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Djibouti: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 3.71 years in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)

3.71 years

Change on year

down 1.6%

Rank

193rd

of 199 regions

All-time high

3.78 years

in 2019

All-time low

1.42 years

in 1977

Years of data

1971–2020

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Djibouti, 1971–2020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 3.71 years for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in 2020.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Djibouti peaked at 3.78 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.42 years, in 1977.

Djibouti ranks 193rd of 199 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1.53 years	1.42 years	1.6 years	9
1980s	1.93 years	1.6 years	2.13 years	10
1990s	2.01 years	1.88 years	2.08 years	10
2000s	2.57 years	1.98 years	2.96 years	10
2010s	3.5 years	3.33 years	3.78 years	9
2020s	3.71 years	3.71 years	3.71 years	1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

190 Equatorial Guinea 3.87 years compare
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196 Eritrea 3.56 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Djibouti?: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Djibouti was 3.71 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?: The highest recorded value was 3.78 years in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Djibouti?: The lowest recorded value was 1.42 years in 1977.
How does Djibouti rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?: Djibouti ranks 193rd out of 199 regions with data for 2020.
Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Djibouti?: Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 9,854 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level 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.