Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti
Djibouti: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9108 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti, 1985–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti stood at 0.9108 index. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti peaked at 0.9108 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7076 index, in 1987.
That places Djibouti 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.7294 index | — |
| 1986 | 0.7114 index | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7076 index | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7159 index | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7264 index | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7279 index | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7256 index | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7798 index | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7721 index | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7733 index | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7483 index | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7431 index | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7116 index | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7479 index | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7661 index | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7942 index | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8139 index | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8603 index | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8852 index | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8929 index | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9046 index | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.896 index | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8681 index | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8844 index | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8841 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8878 index | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8749 index | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8826 index | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8888 index | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8887 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8965 index | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9108 index | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7181 index | 0.7076 index | 0.7294 index | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.7477 index | 0.7116 index | 0.7798 index | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8229 index | 0.7479 index | 0.8929 index | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8853 index | 0.8681 index | 0.9046 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8962 index | 0.8887 index | 0.9108 index | 4 |
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More health data for Djibouti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2173 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,107 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 197 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.004 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Djibouti was 0.9108 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9108 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7076 index in 1987.
- How does Djibouti rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Djibouti ranks 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.