School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.37 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 11.37 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 11.37 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.05 years, in 1971.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 117th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.05 years | — |
| 1972 | 4.12 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 4.26 years | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 4.32 years | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 4.4 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 4.47 years | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 4.88 years | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 4.93 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 5.19 years | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 5.38 years | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 5.54 years | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 5.5 years | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 5.37 years | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 5.27 years | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 5.14 years | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 5.44 years | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 7.75 years | +42.4% |
| 2015 | 8.05 years | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 8.54 years | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 8.82 years | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 8.98 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 9.2 years | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 9.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 9.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.46 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 11 years | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 11.37 years | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.51 years | 4.05 years | 5.19 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.37 years | 5.14 years | 5.54 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 5.44 years | 5.44 years | 5.44 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.56 years | 7.75 years | 9.2 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.1 years | 9.34 years | 11.37 years | 5 |
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More education data for Côte d'Ivoire
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire was 11.37 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 11.37 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.05 years in 1971.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 117th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release