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 84.0% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Côte d'Ivoire is 84.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% 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 93.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 2002.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 5th out of 175 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 Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.3% | — |
| 2001 | 57.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 82.7% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | +5.4% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 84.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.0%, 2.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 84.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 56.4% | 86.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 80.8% | 93.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 79.6% | 84.8% | 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 84.0% 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 93.2% 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 56.4% in 2002.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 5th 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 up 2.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release