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 34.0% 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 34.0% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 82.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2025.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 31st 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 | 82.4% | — |
| 2001 | 80.2% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 37.9% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 34.0% | -3.7% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 34.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 34.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.4% | 63.4% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 40.7% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 34.0% | 38.6% | 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 34.0% 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 82.4% 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 34.0% in 2025.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 31st 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 35.7%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release