Literacy rate in Côte d'Ivoire in 2021 — 50%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 44. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 15.86 pp.
1988–2021 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Côte d'Ivoire
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | — |
| 2019 | 56.96 | — |
| 2016 | 50.04 | — |
| 2014 | 43.91 | — |
| 2000 | 48.74 | — |
| 1998 | 36.35 | — |
| 1988 | 34.14 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
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