Composite GEFRI Score
Severely underprepared
Cote d'Ivoire is severely underprepared (24th percentile worldwide). Key structural conditions limit capacity to plan, implement, and sustain forward-looking reforms. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.
- Global percentile
- 24th
- Global rank
- #136
- Regional rank
- #13
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Cote d'Ivoire trails global peers in Infrastructure (45, 28th percentile) and Human Capital (26, 11th percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.
Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. Limited electricity or internet coverage still constrains classrooms, preventing large-scale digital instruction. Literacy or tertiary enrollment gaps thin the talent pipeline and limit the country’s capacity to develop future-ready skills.
Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity leans toward boys in secondary pathways, signalling persistent barriers for girls.
Governance presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Cote d'Ivoire leads most clearly in Infrastructure, sitting well above the peer average.
Note: Most indicators rely on observed data, offering a dependable evidence base for decisions.
Key insights
- Falls below many peers at the 24th percentile.
- Places 136th worldwide.
- Holds a regional position of 13th within Sub-Saharan Africa .
- Scores range from Infrastructure (44.6) to Access & Parity (10.0), reflecting variation across dimensions.
- Leads regional peers most clearly in Infrastructure.
Regional peers: Sub-Saharan Africa
Composite GEFRI score
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 1 | South Africa | 57.14 |
| 68 | 2 | Mauritius | 56.87 |
| — | — | SeychellesMicrostate | 55.72 |
| 74 | 3 | Botswana | 55.44 |
| 108 | 4 | Namibia | 43.86 |
| 111 | 5 | Ghana | 40.92 |
| 113 | 6 | Cabo Verde | 39.81 |
| 115 | 7 | Sierra Leone | 38.84 |
| — | — | Sao Tome and PrincipeFCSMicrostate | 38.53 |
| 119 | 8 | Eswatini | 37.54 |
| 127 | 9 | Senegal | 35.31 |
| 128 | 10 | Gabon | 34.39 |
| 130 | 11 | Rwanda | 33.46 |
| 132 | 12 | Kenya | 33.01 |
| 136 | 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.71 |
| 138 | 14 | Gambia, The | 30.79 |
| 140 | 15 | Lesotho | 29.76 |
| 141 | 16 | Equatorial Guinea | 29.48 |
| 142 | 17 | Benin | 29.14 |
| 143 | 18 | Zambia | 28.93 |
| 144 | 19 | ZimbabweFCS | 28.92 |
| 146 | 20 | Tanzania | 28.51 |
| 147 | 21 | Togo | 28.14 |
| 148 | 22 | CameroonFCS | 27.69 |
| 150 | 23 | Mauritania | 25.98 |
| 151 | 24 | ComorosFCS | 25.84 |
| 152 | 25 | Angola | 25.63 |
| 154 | 26 | Congo, Rep.FCS | 24.72 |
| 155 | 27 | MozambiqueFCS | 24.40 |
| 156 | 28 | NigeriaFCS | 24.09 |
| 157 | 29 | EthiopiaFCS | 24.04 |
| 158 | 30 | Madagascar | 23.66 |
| 159 | 31 | Malawi | 23.03 |
| 160 | 32 | MaliFCS | 23.02 |
| 161 | 33 | Burkina FasoFCS | 22.80 |
| 162 | 34 | Uganda | 22.60 |
| 164 | 35 | Guinea | 22.13 |
| 166 | 36 | Liberia | 21.10 |
| 167 | 37 | NigerFCS | 20.37 |
| 168 | 38 | SudanFCS | 20.10 |
| 169 | 39 | BurundiFCS | 18.87 |
| 170 | 40 | Guinea-BissauFCS | 18.69 |
| 171 | 41 | EritreaFCS | 18.19 |
| 172 | 42 | Congo, Dem. Rep.FCS | 17.22 |
| 174 | 43 | ChadFCS | 15.73 |
| 175 | 44 | South SudanFCS | 15.65 |
| 176 | 45 | Somalia, Fed. Rep.FCS | 14.75 |
| 177 | 46 | Central African RepublicFCS | 13.33 |