Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified was 37.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Côte d'Ivoire, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 37.9% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 37.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2013.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 93rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26.0% | — |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 37.9% | +2.4% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 37.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 65% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 37.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.4%, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.6% | 26.0% | 31.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 32.5% | 37.9% | 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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Côte d'Ivoire was 37.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2013.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 93rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release