Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 2.24 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2.24 million number
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
8th
of 139 countries
All-time high
3.10 million number
in 2014
All-time low
2.24 million number
in 2019
Years of data
5
2014–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Côte d'Ivoire, 2014–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M2014201620192014: 3.1M number2016: 2.6M number2017: 2.5M number2018: 2.3M number2019: 2.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Côte d'Ivoire is 2.24 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 8th of 139 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Côte d'Ivoire, 2014 to 2019.
Year number Change
2014 3.10 million number
2016 2.60 million number -16.1%
2017 2.47 million number -5.1%
2018 2.32 million number -5.9%
2019 2.24 million number -3.4%

Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries

  • Côte d'Ivoire's 2.24 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 382,090 number, 5.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Côte d'Ivoire's 2.24 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 837,733 number, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire

  1. 5 Chad 2.51 million number compare
  2. 6 Burkina Faso 2.51 million number compare
  3. 7 Mexico 2.37 million number compare
  4. 9 Syrian Arab Republic 2.23 million number
  5. 10 Yemen 2.21 million number
  6. 11 Mozambique 2.15 million number

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Côte d'Ivoire?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Côte d'Ivoire was 2.24 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 3.10 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 2.24 million number in 2019.
How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 8th out of 139 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/