Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 706,370 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Côte d'Ivoire, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Côte d'Ivoire is 706,370, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 760,182 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 313,724, in 2001.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 5th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 337,071 | — |
| 2001 | 313,724 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 321,050 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 387,771 | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 553,428 | +42.7% |
| 2013 | 591,671 | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 616,105 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 706,011 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 629,760 | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 629,384 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 655,153 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 707,711 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 711,757 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 760,182 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 739,861 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 706,370 | -4.5% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 706,370 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86,572, 8.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 706,370 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97,400, 7.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Côte d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +42.7% | 387,771 | 553,428 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 382,609 | 313,724 | 553,428 | 5 |
| 2010s | 638,014 | 591,671 | 706,011 | 6 |
| 2020s | 725,176 | 706,370 | 760,182 | 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 children, one year before the official primary entry in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Côte d'Ivoire was 706,370 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 760,182 in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 313,724 in 2001.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 5th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release