Djibouti: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Djibouti's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.04 on 2020 (from 0.96 to 0.92).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2020), the average change was +0.00458 and a typical year strayed about 0.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.07 in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.04 in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.02 a year. A straight line explains 77% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Djibouti had the 62nd highest value of the 64 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Djibouti in the 2021 ranking

• St. Kitts and Nevis — 58th of 64: 0.95
• Marshall Islands — 59th of 64: 0.94
• Benin — 60th of 64: 0.93
• Niger — 62nd of 64: 0.91
• Ethiopia — 63rd of 64: 0.91
• Chad — 64th of 64: 0.8

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 44 values

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 0.67 (2019)
• Algeria — 0.97 (2020)
• Bahrain — 0.99 (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1.01 (2019)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1.06 (2020)
• Israel — 1.01 (2020)
• Jordan — 0.99 (2021)
• Kuwait — 1.15 (2021)
• Malta — 1 (2020)

More education data for Djibouti

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 69,705 (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 13.69% (2023)
• Secondary education, pupils — 69,362 (2023)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 60,822 (2019)
• Secondary education, vocational pupils — 4,677 (2019)
• Primary education, teachers — 2,739 (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Djibouti's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.92 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 112.2% from 0.43 in 1971 (1.52% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.08 in 2012 and the lowest 0.43 in 1971.

How does Djibouti rank?

62nd highest of 64 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Djibouti?

In 2021, Djibouti's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.04 on 2020 (from 0.96 to 0.92). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2020), the average change was +0.00458 and a typical year strayed about 0.03 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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