Djibouti: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Djibouti's secondary education, pupils fell 2.2% on 2022 (from 70,903 to 69,362).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2022), the average change was +6.2% and a typical year strayed about 5.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 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 32.9% in 1972 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.1% in 1973. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1,433 a year. A straight line explains 94% 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.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 75,559 for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 1,333, against 1,696 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2023, Djibouti had the 40th highest value of the 51 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 2023 ranking

• Slovenia — 37th of 51: 160,956
• North Macedonia — 38th of 51: 150,231
• Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 39th of 51: 115,828
• Suriname — 41st of 51: 63,941
• Vanuatu — 42nd of 51: 61,360
• Montenegro — 43rd of 51: 56,561

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

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

All 48 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 3.43 million (2023)
• Algeria — 6.07 million (2024)
• Bahrain — 109,221 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 11.56 million (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 6.62 million (2023)
• Israel — 948,390 (2024)
• Jordan — 1.03 million (2024)
• Kuwait — 302,047 (2015)
• Lebanon — 417,800 (2024)
• Malta — 32,424 (2023)
• Morocco — 3.57 million (2024)
• Oman

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, general pupils — 60,822 (2019)
• Secondary education, vocational pupils — 4,677 (2019)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.92 (2021)
• Primary education, teachers

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Questions people ask

What is Djibouti's secondary education, pupils?

69,362 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 4,908% from 1,385 in 1971 (7.82% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 70,903 in 2022 and the lowest 1,385 in 1971.

How does Djibouti rank?

40th highest of 51 economies with data for 2023.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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