Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 74.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Côte d'Ivoire, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 74.8% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 93.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2001.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 10th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.3% | — |
| 2001 | 62.5% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 74.8% | -11.7% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 74.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.0%, 2.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 74.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.1%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 62.5% | 85.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 79.7% | 93.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 74.8% | 84.7% | 5 |
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 one year before the official primary in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Côte d'Ivoire was 74.8% 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2001.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 10th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 one year before the official primary entry age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release