Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti
Djibouti: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti is 1.02 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti peaked at 1.02 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3701 index, in 1981.
Djibouti ranks 63rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3701 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3909 index | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4126 index | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4357 index | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4586 index | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.479 index | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4976 index | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5181 index | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.538 index | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5602 index | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5798 index | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5987 index | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6173 index | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.636 index | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.654 index | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6717 index | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6903 index | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7088 index | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7248 index | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7429 index | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7607 index | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7779 index | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7954 index | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8129 index | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8296 index | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8445 index | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8576 index | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8713 index | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8832 index | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8944 index | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9067 index | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9176 index | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.929 index | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9387 index | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.949 index | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9569 index | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9666 index | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9749 index | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9824 index | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9901 index | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9955 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 1.02 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 1.02 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4556 index | 0.3701 index | 0.538 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6442 index | 0.5602 index | 0.7248 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8176 index | 0.7429 index | 0.8832 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9416 index | 0.8944 index | 0.9824 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9901 index | 1.02 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3701 index in 1981.
- How does Djibouti rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Djibouti ranks 63rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.