Cote d'Ivoire — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Cote d'Ivoire, 1970–2024.
Education spending for Cote d'Ivoire was 3.61% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 42 years, from 1970 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 8.23% in 1979. The lowest was 2.40% in 2000 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.89% per year.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 112 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 65%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Cote d'Ivoire sits level with it. It peaked in 1979 and has fallen 56% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 9%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 21 of 41 economies; Congo, Rep. (3.34%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 37% in 1996. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 5th of 31 in 1970 → 3rd of 63 in 1980 → 100th of 116 in 2000 → 91st of 130 in 2010 → 105th of 157 in 2020 → 28th of 39 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.61% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 3.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 3.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 3.33% | -0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 3.79% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 3.41% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 3.21% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 3.74% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 3.94% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 3.49% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 3.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 3.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 3.43% | +0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 2.87% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 3.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 3.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.02% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 2.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 2.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 2.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 2.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 2.81% | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 2.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 2.69% | +0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 2.43% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 2.62% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 2.72% | -1.6 pp |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 4.79% | -1.7 pp |
| 1993 | 6.5% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 6.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 6.86% | -1.4 pp |
| 1979 | 8.23% | +1.5 pp |
| 1978 | 6.75% | +0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 6.46% | -0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 6.79% | +1.1 pp |
| 1974 | 5.69% | -1.4 pp |
| 1973 | 7.05% | -0.5 pp |
| 1972 | 7.53% | +1.7 pp |
| 1970 | 5.87% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cote d'Ivoire’s Education spending in 1972?
7.53% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cote d'Ivoire’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -38.4% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 3.61%; 2023: 3.39%; 2022: 3.47%; 2021: 3.33%; 2020: 3.79%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.