Djibouti vs Eritrea
Djibouti vs Eritrea: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 66.5% in Djibouti in 2019 and 49% in Eritrea in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2018 the value was higher in Djibouti, by 13.6 percentage points, or 1.28 times that in Eritrea.
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
What the numbers say
- Djibouti has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Eritrea.
- The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2018.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Djibouti | Eritrea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 66.5 | – | – |
| 2018 | 62.6 | 49 | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 62 | 49.3 | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 59.5 | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | 63.1 | 56.8 | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 63 | 59.9 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 61.1 | 60.8 | 88.2 |
| 2012 | – | 62.9 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 60.3 | 61.2 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | – | 58.7 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 48 | 63.2 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 46.9 | 67.9 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 39.6 | 72.7 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 35.5 | 78.2 | 86 |
| 2005 | 32.4 | 76.4 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | 30.6 | 71.8 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | – | 66.8 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 27.1 | 59.2 | 81.4 |
| 2001 | 25.6 | 52 | 81 |
| 2000 | 23.3 | 49.2 | 80.7 |
| 1999 | 22.6 | 42.2 | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | 23.5 | 35.6 | 78.1 |
| 1996 | 24.4 | 35 | 77.9 |
| 1995 | 24.9 | 32.8 | 78 |
| 1994 | 23.9 | 31.5 | 78.3 |
| 1993 | 23.1 | – | 78 |
| 1992 | 24.4 | 27.8 | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | 23.6 | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | 22.8 | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | 22.5 | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | 22.4 | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | 22.5 | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | 21.6 | – | 74 |
| 1980 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1975 | – | – | 72.9 |
| 1970 | – | – | 69 |
| 1965 | – | – | 66 |
| 1960 | – | – | 63.1 |
| 1955 | – | – | 57.4 |
| 1950 | – | – | 51.4 |
| 1945 | – | – | 43.5 |
| 1940 | – | – | 40 |
| 1935 | – | – | 38.2 |
| 1930 | – | – | 36.4 |
| 1925 | – | – | 33 |
| 1920 | – | – | 30.5 |
| 1915 | – | – | 29.2 |
| 1910 | – | – | 28.1 |
| 1905 | – | – | 25.1 |
| 1900 | – | – | 23.3 |
| 1895 | – | – | 21.8 |
| 1890 | – | – | 20 |
| 1885 | – | – | 19 |
| 1880 | – | – | 17.2 |
| 1875 | – | – | 15.7 |
| 1870 | – | – | 13.2 |
| 1865 | – | – | 10.6 |
| 1860 | – | – | 9.3 |
| 1855 | – | – | 8 |
| 1850 | – | – | 6.8 |
| 1845 | – | – | 5.9 |
| 1840 | – | – | 5.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 4.5 |
| 1830 | – | – | 4 |
| 1825 | – | – | 3.5 |
| 1820 | – | – | 3.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
- Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
- Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Djibouti vs Eritrea
Health
- Life expectancyDjibouti: 66 years in 2023Eritrea: 68.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDjibouti: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Eritrea: 3.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDjibouti: 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Eritrea: 27.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionDjibouti: 3.61% in 2017Eritrea: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateDjibouti: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Eritrea: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDjibouti: 1.15 million people in 2023Eritrea: 3.47 million people in 2023
- Population growthDjibouti: 1.38% a year in 2023Eritrea: 1.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDjibouti: 2.61 births per woman in 2023Eritrea: 3.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDjibouti: 73% in 2025Eritrea: 34.5% in 2025
- Median ageDjibouti: 24.4 years in 2023Eritrea: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDjibouti: 4.7% in 2023Eritrea: 4.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateDjibouti: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Eritrea: -4.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDjibouti: 2.63% of GDP in 2008Eritrea: 20.87% of GDP in 2003
- Military spending per personDjibouti: $41 in 2008Eritrea: $75 in 2003
- Military share of state spendingDjibouti: 9.1% of government spending in 2008Eritrea: 46.4% of government spending in 2003
- Armed forces personnelDjibouti: 13,000 people in 2020Eritrea: 202,000 people in 2020
- National powerDjibouti: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Eritrea: 0.31% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDjibouti: 5.4% of the labour force in 2020Eritrea: 13.29% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDjibouti: 0 TIV in 2023Eritrea: 4 million TIV in 2007