Côte d'Ivoire: Children out of school, primary

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Côte d'Ivoire's children out of school, primary fell 2% on 2023 (from 664,020 to 650,800).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2023), the average change was −2.3% and a typical year strayed about 11.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.8% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 23.2% in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 29,582 a year. A straight line explains 50% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Côte d'Ivoire had the 9th highest value of the 101 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Côte d'Ivoire in the 2024 ranking

• Bangladesh — 6th of 101: 918,575
• Chad — 7th of 101: 855,041
• Senegal — 8th of 101: 675,615
• Syrian Arab Republic — 10th of 101: 581,845
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 11th of 101: 559,709
• Malaysia — 12th of 101: 404,724

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 23 values

Children out of school, primary in nearby economies

• Benin — 213,285 (2022)
• Botswana — 1,869 (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 1.36 million (2024)
• Burundi — 661,724 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 24,851 (2022)
• Cameroon — 173,924 (2024)
• Chad — 855,041 (2024)
• Comoros — 21,743 (2024)
• Congo, Rep. — 171,125 (2023)
• Equatorial Guinea — 128,846 (2015)
• Eritrea — 179,166 (2022)

More education data for Côte d'Ivoire

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 4.82 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 93.3% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 94.38% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 92.23% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 20% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers

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Questions people ask

What is Côte d'Ivoire's children out of school, primary?

650,800 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1977?

It is up 3.14% from 630,994 in 1977 (0.07% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.92 million in 2009 and the lowest 630,994 in 1977.

How does Côte d'Ivoire rank?

9th highest of 101 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for Côte d'Ivoire?

In 2024, Côte d'Ivoire's children out of school, primary fell 2% on 2023 (from 664,020 to 650,800). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2023), the average change was −2.3% and a typical year strayed about 11.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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