Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 96.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Côte d'Ivoire, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 96.6% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 100.0% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2003.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 96th out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 100.0% | — |
| 1977 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 93.4% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 90.3% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 96.1% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 83.2% | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 79.8% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | -0.7% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 96.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.6%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 96.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.4%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 93.3% | 90.3% | 96.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 79.8% | 97.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 92.0% | 97.3% | 9 |
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 percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Côte d'Ivoire was 96.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1976.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2003.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 96th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.