Education in Djibouti 99 indicators covering education for Djibouti. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th Population ages 15-64 66.2% 2025 up 7.1% 72nd Population ages 0-14 28.8% 2025 down 15.4% 77th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Primary education, teachers 2,739 2023 up 47.9% 168th Labor force, female 31.0% 2025 up 11.9% 162nd Labor force, total 267,610 2025 up 22.0% 169th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9175 GPI 2021 down 14.9% 184th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 4.7 per 1,000 2024 down 23.0% 24th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 6.5 per 1,000 2024 down 29.3% 23rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 9.5 per 1,000 2024 down 20.2% 17th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 14.3 per 1,000 2024 down 17.8% 18th Secondary education, teachers 3,554 2023 up 56.3% 161st School enrollment, tertiary 5.2% 2011 up 688.0% 177th School enrollment, primary, private 13.7% 2023 up 13.4% 93rd School enrollment, preprimary 11.6% 2021 up 129.8% 178th School enrollment, tertiary, female 4.1% 2011 up 658.2% 173rd School enrollment, tertiary, male 6.2% 2011 up 707.7% 173rd School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.6718 GPI 2011 down 6.1% 167th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2021 up 8.0% 100th Secondary education, teachers, female 987 2023 up 77.2% 161st Government expenditure on education, total 3.8% 2018 down 55.4% 115th Secondary education, general pupils 60,822 2019 up 43.0% 157th School enrollment, preprimary, female 10.6% 2021 up 92.4% 178th School enrollment, preprimary, male 12.7% 2021 up 170.1% 175th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 72.7% 2022 down 4.2% 138th Government expenditure on education, total 14.5% 2018 down 35.7% 66th Secondary education, general pupils 46.3% 2019 up 10.2% 184th Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Primary education, pupils 69,705 2023 up 10.0% 161st Secondary education, pupils 69,362 2023 up 21.4% 156th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 74.0% 2022 up 4.6% 126th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 71.5% 2022 down 11.0% 125th Secondary education, vocational pupils 4,677 2019 up 140.0% 146th Number of infant deaths, female 459 2024 down 26.8% 104th Number of under-five deaths, male 652 2024 down 26.5% 107th Number of infant deaths, male 574 2024 down 25.1% 105th Number of under-five deaths, female 521 2024 down 28.1% 107th Secondary education, vocational pupils 38.9% 2019 down 0.1% 117th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 77.5% 2019 up 18.3% 182nd Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 26.0% 2025 down 0.2% 3rd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 21.8% 2025 down 1.9% 3rd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 35.4% 2025 down 1.9% 3rd Primary education, teachers 37.4% 2023 up 53.9% 188th Repeaters, primary, total 8.7% 2018 down 18.0% 38th Persistence to grade 5, total 72.7% 2022 down 4.2% 135th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 148 2024 down 30.8% 104th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 107 2024 down 24.1% 115th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 220 2024 down 9.5% 113th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 330 2024 unchanged 113th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 79.0% 2019 up 19.5% 180th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 75.8% 2019 up 17.2% 180th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 4.2% 2100 down 30.1% 11th Population by level of education 261,900 people 2100 up 13.2% 167th Number of adults with no formal education by region 58,200 people 2100 down 32.6% 75th Repeaters, primary, female 8.4% 2018 down 20.0% 31st Repeaters, primary, male 8.9% 2018 down 16.4% 40th School enrollment, secondary, private 11.4% 2023 up 16.8% 104th School enrollment, primary 66.5% 2019 up 38.9% 175th Page 1 of 2 Next →