Primary education, pupils in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Primary education, pupils was 47.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Cote d'Ivoire, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Cote d'Ivoire is 47.9%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 47.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 1970.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 156th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.3% | — |
| 1971 | 36.4% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 36.7% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 37.2% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 37.2% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 37.7% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 37.8% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 38.3% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 38.8% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 39.3% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 40.0% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 40.4% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 40.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 41.4% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 41.7% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 42.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.4% | 36.3% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.8% | 39.3% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.1% | 41.4% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 42.3% | 44.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 45.3% | 47.9% | 8 |
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More education data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 104,418 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Primary education, pupils in Cote d'Ivoire was 47.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 1970.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for primary education, pupils?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 156th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote 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 Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.