School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 5 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cote d'Ivoire, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cote d'Ivoire is 5 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 5 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6454 years, in 1971.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 139th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6454 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.7126 years | +10.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7761 years | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.7573 years | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8016 years | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8713 years | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9073 years | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9802 years | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 1.07 years | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 1.18 years | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 1.26 years | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 1.24 years | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.23 years | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.2 years | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 1.47 years | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 2.68 years | +82.0% |
| 2015 | 2.89 years | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 3.06 years | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 3.26 years | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 3.41 years | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.62 years | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 3.76 years | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 3.92 years | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.87 years | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.77 years | +23.1% |
| 2024 | 5 years | +4.9% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 5 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2 years, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 5 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.05 years, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) 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 | +82.0% | 1.47 years | 2.68 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8353 years | 0.6454 years | 1.07 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.23 years | 1.18 years | 1.26 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.47 years | 1.47 years | 1.47 years | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.15 years | 2.68 years | 3.62 years | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.27 years | 3.76 years | 5 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 136 Cayman Islands 5.08 years compare
- 137 Grenada 5.06 years compare
- 138 Bhutan 5.05 years compare
- 140 Seychelles 4.92 years compare
- 141 Puerto Rico 4.91 years compare
- 142 Kenya 4.9 years compare
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, secondary, both sexes in Cote d'Ivoire?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Cote d'Ivoire was 5 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6454 years in 1971.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 139th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release