Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 70.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Côte d'Ivoire, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 70.5%.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 82.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 1999.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 61st out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.3% | — |
| 1999 | 55.3% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 72.9% | +31.9% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8% | 55.3% | 66.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 69.6% | 72.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 66.8% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 70.5% | 79.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
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 total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Côte d'Ivoire was 70.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 1999.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 61st out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.