Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 12.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Côte d'Ivoire, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 12.6%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 55.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2024.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 44th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 53.8% | — |
| 1991 | 55.1% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 55.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 51.8% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 51.1% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 41.1% | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | -24.2% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -25.9% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -25.2% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 49.8% | 55.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 40.8% | 50.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 16.2% | 34.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 12.6% | 17.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 41 Paraguay 13.3% compare
- 42 Puerto Rico 13.3% compare
- 43 Ukraine 12.9% compare
- 45 Malaysia 12.0% compare
- 46 Philippines 11.6% compare
- 47 Mauritania 11.3% compare
More education data for Côte 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Côte d'Ivoire was 12.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2024.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 44th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte 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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.