School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Côte 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 Côte 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 Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 5 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6454 years, in 1971.
Côte 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 in Côte 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% |
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 Côte 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 Côte d'Ivoire
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 39,603 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 64,815 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 164,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 182,347 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Côte d'Ivoire?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Côte 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6454 years in 1971.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 139th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Côte 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 Côte 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