School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Djibouti

Djibouti: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9712 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9712 GPI
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
134th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPI
in 2012
All-time low
0.4324 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2020

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Djibouti, 1971–2020

00.250.50.7511971199520201971: 0.432 GPI1972: 0.477 GPI1973: 0.498 GPI1974: 0.546 GPI1975: 0.589 GPI1976: 0.555 GPI1982: 0.727 GPI1983: 0.735 GPI1984: 0.743 GPI1985: 0.734 GPI1986: 0.714 GPI1987: 0.71 GPI1988: 0.718 GPI1989: 0.729 GPI1990: 0.731 GPI1991: 0.722 GPI1992: 0.729 GPI1993: 0.783 GPI1994: 0.775 GPI1995: 0.775 GPI1996: 0.75 GPI1997: 0.744 GPI1998: 0.757 GPI1999: 0.715 GPI2000: 0.738 GPI2001: 0.752 GPI2002: 0.767 GPI2004: 0.788 GPI2005: 0.817 GPI2006: 0.818 GPI2007: 0.888 GPI2008: 0.947 GPI2009: 0.993 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI2020: 0.971 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Djibouti is 0.9712 GPI, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Djibouti peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4324 GPI, in 1971.

That places Djibouti 134th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI) in Djibouti, 1971 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.4324 GPI —
1972 0.4775 GPI +10.4%
1973 0.4979 GPI +4.3%
1974 0.5463 GPI +9.7%
1975 0.5885 GPI +7.7%
1976 0.5554 GPI -5.6%
1982 0.7269 GPI +30.9%
1983 0.7354 GPI +1.2%
1984 0.7433 GPI +1.1%
1985 0.7337 GPI -1.3%
1986 0.7141 GPI -2.7%
1987 0.71 GPI -0.6%
1988 0.718 GPI +1.1%
1989 0.7289 GPI +1.5%
1990 0.7306 GPI +0.2%
1991 0.7219 GPI -1.2%
1992 0.7288 GPI +1.0%
1993 0.7825 GPI +7.4%
1994 0.7748 GPI -1.0%
1995 0.7748 GPI +0.0%
1996 0.7495 GPI -3.3%
1997 0.7438 GPI -0.8%
1998 0.7567 GPI +1.7%
1999 0.7149 GPI -5.5%
2000 0.7378 GPI +3.2%
2001 0.7524 GPI +2.0%
2002 0.7672 GPI +2.0%
2004 0.7883 GPI +2.7%
2005 0.8168 GPI +3.6%
2006 0.8183 GPI +0.2%
2007 0.8884 GPI +8.6%
2008 0.9473 GPI +6.6%
2009 0.9928 GPI +4.8%
2011 1.08 GPI +8.4%
2012 1.08 GPI +0.1%
2013 1.06 GPI -1.5%
2014 1.05 GPI -1.0%
2015 1.07 GPI +1.9%
2016 1.07 GPI -0.4%
2017 1.06 GPI -0.1%
2018 1.03 GPI -3.3%
2019 1 GPI -2.4%
2020 0.9712 GPI -3.3%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 0.9712 GPI is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9784 GPI, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 0.9712 GPI is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9832 GPI, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index 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
1982 +30.9% 0.5554 GPI 0.7269 GPI

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5163 GPI 0.4324 GPI 0.5885 GPI 6
1980s 0.7263 GPI 0.71 GPI 0.7433 GPI 8
1990s 0.7478 GPI 0.7149 GPI 0.7825 GPI 10
2000s 0.8344 GPI 0.7378 GPI 0.9928 GPI 9
2010s 1.06 GPI 1 GPI 1.08 GPI 9
2020s 0.9712 GPI 0.9712 GPI 0.9712 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 131 Moldova 0.974 GPI compare
  2. 132 Botswana 0.9739 GPI compare
  3. 133 Colombia 0.972 GPI compare
  4. 135 Chile 0.9711 GPI compare
  5. 136 Haiti 0.971 GPI compare
  6. 137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9697 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Djibouti?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Djibouti was 0.9712 GPI in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4324 GPI in 1971.
How does Djibouti rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Djibouti ranks 134th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.