Adolescents out of school in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Adolescents out of school was 30.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Côte d'Ivoire, 2013–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school in Côte d'Ivoire is 30.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 82.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2024.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 28th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 50.8% | — |
| 2014 | 49.0% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | +68.4% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -44.9% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | -31.7% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | -4.7% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 30.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.7%, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 30.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.1% | 43.8% | 82.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 30.8% | 47.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
More education data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103,215 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 668,732 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 138,867 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 149,137 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1509 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Adolescents out of school in Côte d'Ivoire was 30.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2024.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for adolescents out of school?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 28th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.