Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8018 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cote d'Ivoire, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cote d'Ivoire is 0.8018 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.8018 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1627 index, in 1981.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 153rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1627 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.1764 index | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1898 index | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.202 index | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2102 index | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2169 index | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2284 index | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2461 index | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2631 index | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2785 index | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.293 index | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3035 index | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3168 index | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3342 index | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3479 index | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3621 index | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3843 index | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4086 index | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4353 index | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4559 index | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4774 index | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4956 index | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5128 index | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5227 index | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5288 index | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5381 index | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5493 index | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5609 index | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5724 index | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5813 index | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5919 index | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6041 index | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6145 index | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6206 index | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.627 index | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.634 index | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.645 index | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6613 index | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.686 index | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7147 index | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.736 index | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7554 index | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7732 index | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7888 index | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8018 index | +1.6% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.8018 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 0.8018 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2106 index | 0.1627 index | 0.2631 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3464 index | 0.2785 index | 0.4353 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5214 index | 0.4559 index | 0.5724 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6266 index | 0.5813 index | 0.686 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7616 index | 0.7147 index | 0.8018 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More gender data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 14,048 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.858 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,651 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,651 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 481,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 491,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 470,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 477,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 463,095 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.8018 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8018 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1627 index in 1981.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 153rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote 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 Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.