Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 17.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Côte d'Ivoire, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Côte d'Ivoire is 17.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 17.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2014.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 198th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.6% | — |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +6.0% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 17.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.9%, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 17.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.8%, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.6% | 16.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.0% | 17.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 195 Burkina Faso 18.4% compare
- 196 Senegal 18.3% compare
- 197 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.6% compare
- 199 Sierra Leone 14.0% compare
- 200 Somalia 13.5%
- 201 Mali 13.3% compare
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 secondary education who are female in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Côte d'Ivoire was 17.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2014.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 198th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release