Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male was 14.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Côte d'Ivoire, 1975–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 14.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 27.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2015.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 20th out of 140 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 20.6% | — |
| 1984 | 26.1% | +26.3% |
| 1989 | 26.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 25.2% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 25.7% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 27.7% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 23.4% | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 25.7% | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 23.9% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 19.8% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -18.7% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 14.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 2.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 14.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.9%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 23.4% | 27.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 19.8% | 23.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 14.8% | 23.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 16.7% compare
- 18 New Caledonia 16.2% compare
- 19 Mozambique 15.3% compare
- 21 Suriname 14.7% compare
- 22 Cameroon 13.8% compare
- 23 Haiti 13.5% 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 repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male in Côte d'Ivoire was 14.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2015.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 20th out of 140 countries with data for 2015.
- Is repetition rate in grade 5 of primary education, male rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. 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 5 of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.