Over-age students, primary, male in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Over-age students, primary, male was 7.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Côte d'Ivoire, 1977–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary, male in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 7.7%.
That represents a change of down 29.0% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 25.5% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2002.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 25.5% | — |
| 1996 | 18.6% | -26.9% |
| 1997 | 17.2% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -51.0% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -36.7% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +80.6% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +101.1% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -29.0% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 7.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.9%, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 7.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.7%, 49% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.2% | 18.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 5.4% | 19.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 7.7% | 20.0% | 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 over-age students, primary, male in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Côte d'Ivoire was 7.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 1977.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2002.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.