Djibouti - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Djibouti was 16,872 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 44,801 in 1999 and a minimum value of 12,505 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 27,350
1986 28,513
1987 30,715
1988 32,838
1989 34,628
1990 35,666
1992 36,538
1993 37,650
1994 38,009
1995 38,653
1996 40,365
1997 42,483
1999 44,801
2000 44,444
2001 42,620
2002 41,595
2004 39,524
2005 38,600
2006 36,929
2007 33,170
2008 24,336
2009 23,047
2011 16,202
2013 15,875
2014 12,505
2015 14,802
2016 16,101
2017 15,192
2018 15,144
2019 13,985
2020 15,408
2021 16,872

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