Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 16.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
16.3%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
19th
of 148 countries
All-time high
29.9%
in 2014
All-time low
16.3%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2014–2019

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

01020302014201620192014: 29.9 %2016: 19.9 %2017: 18.7 %2018: 17 %2019: 16.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Côte d'Ivoire stood at 16.3%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%) in Côte d'Ivoire, 2014 to 2019.
Year % Change
2014 29.9%
2016 19.9% -33.6%
2017 18.7% -6.0%
2018 17.0% -8.9%
2019 16.3% -4.3%

Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries

  • Côte d'Ivoire's 16.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Côte d'Ivoire's 16.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.5%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire

  1. 16 Jamaica 17.7% compare
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  3. 18 Burundi 17.0% compare
  4. 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.2% compare
  5. 21 El Salvador 15.0% compare
  6. 22 Suriname 14.9%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Côte d'Ivoire?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Côte d'Ivoire was 16.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2019.
How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 19th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/