Progression to secondary school in Djibouti
Djibouti: Progression to secondary school was 86.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Djibouti, 1972–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Djibouti is 86.2%, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Djibouti peaked at 99.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1975.
That places Djibouti 135th out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.5% | 32.9% | 52.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 47.8% | 38.4% | 55.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 58.4% | 45.7% | 70.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 79.9% | 91.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 76.2% | 99.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More education data for Djibouti
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 2,739 (2023)
- Labor force, female 31.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 267,610 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9175 GPI (2021)
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 6.5 per 1,000 (2024)
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Djibouti?
- Progression to secondary school in Djibouti was 86.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1975.
- How does Djibouti rank for progression to secondary school?
- Djibouti ranks 135th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).