Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 1.23 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cote d'Ivoire, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 1.23 million for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 2.08 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million, in 2024.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 16th of 171 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.92 million | — |
| 2014 | 1.63 million | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 2.08 million | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.46 million | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.45 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.52 million | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.59 million | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 1.25 million | -21.2% |
| 2024 | 1.23 million | -1.9% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 1.23 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 194,222, 6.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 1.23 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 531,744, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.65 million | 1.45 million | 2.08 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.41 million | 1.23 million | 1.59 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More education data for Cote 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Cote d'Ivoire was 1.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million in 2024.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 16th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release