Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 35.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Côte d'Ivoire, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 35.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 76.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2025.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.6% | — |
| 2001 | 74.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 65.0% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 56.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 36.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 35.1% | -2.0% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 35.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.4%, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 35.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.3%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1% | 56.9% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 38.6% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 35.1% | 37.0% | 6 |
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Côte d'Ivoire was 35.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2025.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release