Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male was 4.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male in Côte d'Ivoire, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 4.2% for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.1% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 24.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2018.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 74th of 186 countries on this measure, 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, male in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 21.8% | — |
| 1973 | 22.9% | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 17.5% | -23.7% |
| 1976 | 12.7% | -27.3% |
| 1977 | 12.6% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 12.9% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 14.5% | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 14.8% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 19.1% | +28.6% |
| 1983 | 19.9% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 20.5% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 21.1% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 21.7% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 22.1% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 23.0% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 24.3% | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 23.1% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 23.9% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 21.5% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 19.8% | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 19.3% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +51.8% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +20.1% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +39.3% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -68.1% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 4.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 4.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.4%, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 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 | -68.1% | 13.1% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.4% | 12.6% | 22.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 14.8% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 19.3% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.0% | 21.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 4.2% | 16.8% | 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, male in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male in Côte d'Ivoire was 4.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2018.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, male rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.