School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 11.97 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cote d'Ivoire, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 11.97 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 11.97 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.73 years, in 1971.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 132nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.73 years | — |
| 1972 | 2.8 years | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.92 years | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 2.99 years | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 4.55 years | +52.3% |
| 2014 | 7.44 years | +63.6% |
| 2015 | 7.83 years | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 8.38 years | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 8.79 years | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 9.37 years | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 9.6 years | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 9.74 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.91 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.36 years | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 11.97 years | +5.3% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 11.97 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5 years, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 11.97 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.15 years, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Cote d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +63.6% | 4.55 years | 7.44 years |
| 1999 | +52.3% | 2.99 years | 4.55 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.86 years | 2.73 years | 2.99 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 4.55 years | 4.55 years | 4.55 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.36 years | 7.44 years | 9.37 years | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.52 years | 9.6 years | 11.97 years | 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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cote d'Ivoire?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cote d'Ivoire was 11.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 11.97 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 years in 1971.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 132nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release