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For entities in Djibouti see [[:Category:Djibouti]] | |||
== Experts situated in Djibouti== | |||
== Djibouti in a nutshell== | |||
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''Djibouti'' (Arabic: جيبوتي Jībūtī, Somali: Jabuuti), officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by [[Eritrea]] in the north, [[Ethiopia]] in the west and south, and [[Somalia]] in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. On the other side of the Red Sea, on the Arabian Peninsula, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the coast of Djibouti, is [[Yemen]]. | ''Djibouti'' (Arabic: جيبوتي Jībūtī, Somali: Jabuuti), officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by [[Eritrea]] in the north, [[Ethiopia]] in the west and south, and [[Somalia]] in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. On the other side of the Red Sea, on the Arabian Peninsula, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the coast of Djibouti, is [[Yemen]]. | ||
Djibouti's size is just over 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi) with an estimated population of over | Djibouti's size is just over 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi) with an estimated population of over 757,074 (CIA July 2011 est.). | ||
Its capital is the city of Djibouti. | Its capital is the city of Djibouti. | ||
About a fifth of the population of the country live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day. | |||
== Education in Djibouti== | |||
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== School-level education == | |||
School level education is compulsory between the ages 6 and 16, but is not free. The school year runs from September to June and the language of instruction is French in public and Catholic schools and Arabic in Koranic schools. | |||
Pre-primary education is two years, but only a tiny percentage of the population can afford it. | |||
Primary level education lasts for five years. | |||
Middle school lasts for four years and culminates in the Certificate of Fundamental Education. | |||
Secondary education is open to those who have gained the certificate at the end of the nine years of compulsory education, and lasts for three years. | |||
== Further and Higher education == | |||
=== Universities in Djibouti=== | |||
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=== Polytechnics in Djibouti=== | |||
=== Colleges in Djibouti === | |||
== Education reform == | |||
== Administration and finance == | |||
== Quality assurance == | |||
== Information society == | |||
== ICT in education initiatives == | |||
=== Virtual initiatives in schools === | |||
=== Virtual initiatives in post-secondary education === | |||
== Lessons learnt == | |||
== References == | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:28, 10 May 2023
For entities in Djibouti see Category:Djibouti
Experts situated in Djibouti
Djibouti in a nutshell
Djibouti (Arabic: جيبوتي Jībūtī, Somali: Jabuuti), officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. On the other side of the Red Sea, on the Arabian Peninsula, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the coast of Djibouti, is Yemen.
Djibouti's size is just over 23,000 square kilometres (8,900 sq mi) with an estimated population of over 757,074 (CIA July 2011 est.).
Its capital is the city of Djibouti.
About a fifth of the population of the country live below the international poverty line of US$1.25 a day.
Education in Djibouti
School-level education
School level education is compulsory between the ages 6 and 16, but is not free. The school year runs from September to June and the language of instruction is French in public and Catholic schools and Arabic in Koranic schools.
Pre-primary education is two years, but only a tiny percentage of the population can afford it.
Primary level education lasts for five years.
Middle school lasts for four years and culminates in the Certificate of Fundamental Education.
Secondary education is open to those who have gained the certificate at the end of the nine years of compulsory education, and lasts for three years.
Further and Higher education
Universities in Djibouti
- University of Djibouti - established 2006[1]
Polytechnics in Djibouti
Colleges in Djibouti
Education reform
Administration and finance
Quality assurance
Information society
ICT in education initiatives
Virtual initiatives in schools
Virtual initiatives in post-secondary education
Lessons learnt
References
For OER policies and projects in Djibouti see Djibouti/OER