Djibouti: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2019, Djibouti's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 6.8% on 2018 (from 5,019 to 4,677).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2018), the average change was +4.5% and a typical year strayed about 21.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 61.2% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 43.7% in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2019 the straight-line trend is upward, about 418.15 a year. A straight line explains 65% of the movement over 9 observed years.

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

How it compares

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Closest to Djibouti in the 2019 ranking

• Kazakhstan — 1st of 5: 203,284
• Ghana — 2nd of 5: 76,770
• Nepal — 3rd of 5: 42,255
• Monaco — 5th of 5: 295

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 46 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 21,902 (2018)
• Bahrain — 6,543 (2018)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.02 million (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 763,440 (2017)
• Israel — 161,579 (2017)
• Jordan — 23,181 (2018)
• Kuwait — 7,275 (2015)
• Lebanon — 62,551 (2018)
• Malta — 4,981 (2017)
• Morocco — 246,199 (2018)
• 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, pupils — 69,362 (2023)
• Secondary education, general pupils — 60,822 (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, vocational pupils?

4,677 in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 645.93% from 627 in 1971 (4.28% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5,879 in 2016 and the lowest 561 in 1974.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Djibouti?

In 2019, Djibouti's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 6.8% on 2018 (from 5,019 to 4,677). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2018), the average change was +4.5% and a typical year strayed about 21.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, 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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