Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 10.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 10.2% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 10.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2000.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 169th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +10.8% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 10.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.8%, 30% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 10.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.4%, 40% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.0% | 6.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 10.2% | 5 |
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 enrolled in pre-primary school in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cote d'Ivoire was 10.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 169th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. 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 enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.