Share of children who have completed primary school in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share of children who have completed primary school was 78.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Cote d'Ivoire, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who have completed primary school in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 78.8%. 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, share of children who have completed primary school in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 78.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, 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.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.9% | — |
| 1982 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 18.4% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 18.9% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 19.4% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 20.6% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 21.1% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 21.6% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 22.1% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 22.8% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 23.5% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 24.3% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 25.1% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 28.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 29.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 29.8% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 75.1% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 78.8% | +2.3% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 78.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.1%, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 78.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.2%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.6% | 17.9% | 21.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 22.1% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 29.1% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 39.5% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 67.8% | 78.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More education data for Cote 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 share of children who have completed primary school in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Cote d'Ivoire was 78.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1981.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 127th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.