Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female was 3.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Côte d'Ivoire, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 3.8%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.2% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 26.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2018.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 22.1% | — |
| 1973 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | -17.0% |
| 1976 | 14.9% | -20.4% |
| 1977 | 15.0% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 15.6% | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 16.7% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 17.1% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 21.3% | +24.6% |
| 1983 | 21.8% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 22.6% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 23.1% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 22.5% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 22.3% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 23.8% | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 24.6% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 22.4% | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 26.6% | +19.0% |
| 1992 | 24.4% | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 24.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 24.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 22.8% | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 20.6% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +53.5% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -25.9% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -39.7% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +32.4% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -66.2% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 3.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 3.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.5%, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Côte d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -66.2% | 11.2% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.9% | 14.9% | 22.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 22.1% | 17.1% | 24.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 20.6% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 12.5% | 19.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 3.8% | 16.0% | 6 |
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Côte d'Ivoire was 3.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2018.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.