Literacy rates among adults in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Literacy rates among adults was 50.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates among adults in Cote d'Ivoire, 1988–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 50.0% for literacy rates among adults in 2021.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates among adults in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 57.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 1988.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 82nd of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 43.9% | 57.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More education data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 93.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 104,418 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates among adults in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Literacy rates among adults in Cote d'Ivoire was 50.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates among adults recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rates among adults recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 1988.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for literacy rates among adults?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 82nd out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rates among adults rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.