School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Djibouti

Djibouti: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 6.45 years in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
6.45 years
Change on year
up 22.5%
World rank
171st
of 175 countries
All-time high
6.45 years
in 2011
All-time low
1.32 years
in 1976
Years of data
18
1976–2011

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Djibouti, 1976–2011

2461976199320111976: 1.3 years1986: 2.3 years1992: 2.3 years1993: 2.2 years1994: 2.4 years1996: 2.5 years1997: 2.5 years1999: 2.5 years2000: 2.5 years2001: 2.8 years2002: 3 years2004: 3.5 years2005: 3.7 years2006: 3.9 years2007: 4.5 years2008: 4.9 years2009: 5.3 years2011: 6.5 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Djibouti is 6.45 years, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.5% on the previous year and up 130.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Djibouti peaked at 6.45 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.32 years, in 1976.

That places Djibouti 171st out of 175 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) in Djibouti, 1976 to 2011.
Year years Change
1976 1.32 years
1986 2.35 years +78.4%
1992 2.32 years -1.4%
1993 2.25 years -2.9%
1994 2.37 years +5.6%
1996 2.49 years +4.8%
1997 2.53 years +1.7%
1999 2.52 years -0.4%
2000 2.47 years -2.2%
2001 2.8 years +13.3%
2002 2.95 years +5.7%
2004 3.48 years +17.8%
2005 3.74 years +7.4%
2006 3.89 years +4.0%
2007 4.45 years +14.6%
2008 4.88 years +9.6%
2009 5.26 years +7.8%
2011 6.45 years +22.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.32 years 1.32 years 1.32 years 1
1980s 2.35 years 2.35 years 2.35 years 1
1990s 2.41 years 2.25 years 2.53 years 6
2000s 3.77 years 2.47 years 5.26 years 9
2010s 6.45 years 6.45 years 6.45 years 1

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 168 Eritrea 7.32 years compare
  2. 169 Zambia 7.27 years compare
  3. 170 Mali 6.8 years compare
  4. 172 Chad 5.88 years compare
  5. 173 Niger 5.73 years compare
  6. 174 Central African Republic 5.6 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Djibouti?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Djibouti was 6.45 years in 2011, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 6.45 years in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 1.32 years in 1976.
How does Djibouti rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Djibouti ranks 171st out of 175 countries with data for 2011.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Djibouti data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.