Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 20.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Cote d'Ivoire is 20.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 55.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2025.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 35th 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.0% | — |
| 2001 | 53.9% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | -8.2% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 20.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 20.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.9% | 44.8% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 26.9% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 20.1% | 27.1% | 6 |
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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Cote d'Ivoire was 20.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2025.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. 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 rate for children of primary 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