Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 20.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Côte 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, female in Côte d'Ivoire is 20.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 61.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2025.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 36th 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 children of primary school age, female in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.2% | — |
| 2001 | 59.7% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 25.6% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | -7.7% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 20.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 20.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 48.5% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 27.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 20.5% | 27.5% | 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 children of primary school age, female in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Côte d'Ivoire was 20.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2025.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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 children of primary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release