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 36.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
36.2%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
27th
of 206 countries
All-time high
70.7%
in 2000
All-time low
35.6%
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Côte d'Ivoire is 36.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 70.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2020.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 27th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 70.7% | — |
| 2001 | 68.6% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 36.2% | -0.5% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 36.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 36.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.7% | 50.3% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 36.5% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 35.6% | 36.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 24 Gabon 37.4% compare
- 25 Tanzania, United Republic of 37.3% compare
- 26 Mauritania 36.5% compare
- 28 Comoros 35.9% compare
- 28 Papua New Guinea 35.9% compare
- 30 Lebanon 35.6% compare
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 36.2% 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 70.7% 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 35.6% in 2020.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 27th 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 16.8%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release