Adult literacy rate in Côte d'Ivoire
50.0% of adults in Côte d'Ivoire could read and write in 2021.
Côte d'Ivoire, 2021
50.0%
Change from 2019
−7.0percentage points
World, 2021
87.2%
Adult literacy rate in Côte d'Ivoire over time
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% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Côte d'Ivoire | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | – | 85.2% |
| 2012 | – | 84.9% |
| 2011 | – | 84.7% |
| 2010 | – | 84.4% |
| 2009 | – | 83.8% |
| 2008 | – | 83.5% |
| 2007 | – | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | – | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 57.0% in 2019, a change of −7.0 percentage points.
- Since 1988, when it was 34.1%, the figure has changed by +15.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 87.2%.
More for Côte d'Ivoire
All statistics for Côte d'Ivoire
Primary school enrolment (gross)
93.3%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
19.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
65.2%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
35.2%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
17.5%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
12.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS