Djibouti - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Djibouti was 32,156 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85,856 in 1999 and a minimum value of 29,421 in 2014.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1985 52,545
1986 54,345
1987 58,368
1988 62,653
1989 66,363
1990 68,605
1991 70,241
1992 69,774
1993 72,923
1994 73,558
1995 74,769
1996 77,662
1997 81,979
1999 85,856
2000 85,747
2001 81,708
2002 79,398
2004 74,786
2005 73,323
2006 70,269
2007 64,895
2008 49,807
2009 49,230
2011 37,863
2013 37,538
2014 29,421
2015 35,253
2016 37,933
2017 35,576
2018 33,948
2019 30,090
2020 30,897
2021 32,156

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation