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Education · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Côte d'Ivoire: education in numbers

Pre-primary enrolment is 10.7% (2022), 165th of 176 in the world and 31st of 39 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary enrolment is 93.3% (2024), 153rd of 191 in the world and 26th of 41 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary completion is 80.2% (2024), 135th of 168 in the world and 13th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Pre-primary enrolment10.7%2022 · world 165/176 · region 31/39Primary enrolment93.3%2024 · world 153/191 · region 26/41Primary completion80.2%2024 · world 135/168 · region 13/36Secondary enrolment65.3%2024 · world 142/176 · region 12/34
Pre-primary enrolment
Côte d'IvoireSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199520002005201020152020Côte d'Ivoire10.7%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
Primary enrolment
Côte d'IvoireSub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%50%100%150%199520002005201020152020Côte d'Ivoire93.3%Sub-Saharan AfricaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Education: Côte d'Ivoire in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross10.7%2022165/17631/392.6%3.9%201110.6%+6.0 ppsince 201228.1%58.5%60.9%
Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross93.3%2024153/19126/4164.5%73.6%201188.6%+9.5 ppsince 201497.1%105.4%102.2%
Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group80.2%2024135/16813/3637.7%49.4%201171.0%+24.7 ppsince 201468.9%88.0%88.0%
Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross65.3%2024142/17612/3421.0%1999·55.4%+24.8 ppsince 201445.9%68.0%77.3%
Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group70.8%2024127/1688/3420.8%26.2%201156.8%+37.8 ppsince 201444.4%73.7%77.9%
Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross12.3%2024148/17215/345.5%19996.5%10.3%+4.6 ppsince 20149.3%27.4%43.6%
Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age12.6%202437/17821/3850.7%50.9%200915.0%−17.0 ppsince 2014—8.3%—
Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+50.0%2021133/14134/4148.7%·50.0%2021+1.3 ppsince 200068.7%78.3%87.7%
Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–2466.8%2021141/14836/4260.7%·66.8%2021+6.1 ppsince 200079.0%91.9%93.1%
Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary41.8201816/17314/4045.048.8201141.82018−0.2%since 200837.428.923.4
Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP3.6%2024116/18421/432.4%3.2%3.8%+0.3 ppsince 20143.3%3.4%3.6%
Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure17.6%202435/17915/4220.8%22.8%18.6%−4.1 ppsince 201415.4%13.6%14.0%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Côte d'Ivoire and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Côte d'Ivoire. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorCôte d'IvoireGhanaMaliBurkina FasoGuineaLiberia
Pre-primary enrolment10.7%2022116.1%20207.6%20206.5%202119.7%2021128.5%2020
Primary enrolment93.3%2024101.0%202472.8%202377.2%2024100.5%202066.6%2022
Primary completion80.2%202497.5%202448.4%202352.0%202459.9%202057.8%2022
Secondary enrolment65.3%202475.7%202438.9%202330.0%202438.6%201437.7%2020
Lower secondary completion70.8%202485.1%202428.1%202327.9%202434.5%202044.5%2022
Tertiary enrolment12.3%202421.3%20245.1%201510.0%202410.9%201410.8%2012
Out-of-school children12.6%20244.8%202434.0%202334.3%202414.7%202038.3%2022
Adult literacy50.0%202176.5%202135.6%202441.6%202339.6%201859.4%2010
Youth literacy66.8%202191.5%202150.3%202462.8%202253.9%201875.1%2013
Ghana: educationMali: educationBurkina Faso: educationGuinea: educationLiberia: education
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