Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 930,861 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 930,861 for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 1.80 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 930,861, in 2024.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 13th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.08 million | — |
| 2014 | 1.04 million | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.80 million | +73.8% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million | -43.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.16 million | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.20 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.35 million | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 953,300 | -29.4% |
| 2024 | 930,861 | -2.4% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 930,861 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 95,080, 9.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 930,861 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 193,801, 4.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.17 million | 1.01 million | 1.80 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.12 million | 930,861 | 1.35 million | 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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire was 930,861 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 930,861 in 2024.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release