Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 79.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cote d'Ivoire is 79.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 93.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 2002.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 9th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.3% | — |
| 2001 | 59.7% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | -3.4% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 79.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 2.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 79.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.8%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.3% | 59.5% | 86.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 80.4% | 93.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 79.3% | 84.4% | 5 |
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 one year before the official primary in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Cote d'Ivoire was 79.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2002.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 9th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release