School completion in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: School completion was 78.79 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
78.79
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
127th
of 165 countries
All-time high
78.79
in 2025
All-time low
17.86
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Cote d'Ivoire, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 78.79. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 78.79 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.86, in 1981.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 127th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.86 | — |
| 1982 | 18.09 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 18.41 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 18.88 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 19.41 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 19.99 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 20.59 | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 21.13 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 21.61 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 22.13 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 22.75 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 23.46 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 24.26 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 25.08 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 25.96 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 26.78 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 27.47 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 28.04 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 28.54 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 29.06 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 29.78 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 30.65 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 31.68 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 32.79 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 33.89 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 34.89 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 35.85 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 36.85 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 38.04 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 39.46 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 41.15 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 43.18 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 45.67 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 48.63 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 51.94 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 55.35 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 58.68 | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 61.88 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 64.92 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 67.76 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 70.42 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 72.94 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 75.1 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 77.02 | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 78.79 | +2.3% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 78.79 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 78.79 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.16, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.55 | 17.86 | 21.61 | 9 |
| 1990s | 25.45 | 22.13 | 28.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.35 | 29.06 | 38.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.09 | 39.46 | 64.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.67 | 67.76 | 78.79 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More education data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.8 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 87.4 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Cote d'Ivoire?
- School completion in Cote d'Ivoire was 78.79 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 78.79 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.86 in 1981.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for school completion?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 127th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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