Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti
Djibouti: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9179 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 0.9179 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti peaked at 0.9179 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1506 index, in 1981.
That places Djibouti 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1506 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.1675 index | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1861 index | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2094 index | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2286 index | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2446 index | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2673 index | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2884 index | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3056 index | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3212 index | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3328 index | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3451 index | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3564 index | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.371 index | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3877 index | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4114 index | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4372 index | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4629 index | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4885 index | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5118 index | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.536 index | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5572 index | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5759 index | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5926 index | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6082 index | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6242 index | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6414 index | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6559 index | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6736 index | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6925 index | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7129 index | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7313 index | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7502 index | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7597 index | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7759 index | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7931 index | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8111 index | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.825 index | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8397 index | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8545 index | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8672 index | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8786 index | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8907 index | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9034 index | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9179 index | +1.6% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.9179 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 84% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.9179 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 index, 90% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2276 index | 0.1506 index | 0.3056 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3914 index | 0.3212 index | 0.4885 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5977 index | 0.5118 index | 0.6736 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7691 index | 0.6925 index | 0.8397 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8854 index | 0.8545 index | 0.9179 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More gender data for Djibouti
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 344.48 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3133 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 918.2 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 918.2 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,687 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,048 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,814 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,302 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti was 0.9179 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9179 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1506 index in 1981.
- How does Djibouti rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Djibouti ranks 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.