Education in Bas-Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire: official figures
Bas-Sassandra had 2,298 primary schools with 488,808 pupils (49.7% girls) and 11,754 class teachers in the 2024-2025 school year, 9.7% of Côte d'Ivoire's primary pupils.
How crowded are primary classes in Bas-Sassandra?
Primary schools in Bas-Sassandra had 46 pupils per teacher in 2024-2025, joint 5th lowest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 48).
Source: Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de l'Alphabétisation (MENA), DESPS · saved copyHow far do children in Bas-Sassandra travel to school?
5.5% of primary pupils in Bas-Sassandra (26,992 children) travelled 3 km or more from home to school in 2024-2025, 3rd highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 4.7%).
Source: Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de l'Alphabétisation (MENA), DESPS · saved copyHow many children in Bas-Sassandra finish primary school?
The ministry reports primary completion rates by region: in 2024-2025 they were 84.04% in Gbôklè, 90.43% in Nawa and 83.27% in San-Pédro (Côte d'Ivoire: 85.67%).
Source: Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de l'Alphabétisation (MENA), DESPS · saved copyHow many secondary schools are there in Bas-Sassandra?
Bas-Sassandra had 362 general secondary schools with 262,361 pupils (47.4% girls) in 2024-2025, 8.2% of Côte d'Ivoire's secondary pupils (girls nationally: 48.8%).
Source: Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de l'Alphabétisation (MENA), DESPS · saved copyMore figures
- 32.1% of primary class teachers in Bas-Sassandra were women in 2024-2025, 3rd lowest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 38.2%). Source: Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de l'Alphabétisation (MENA), DESPS · saved copy
How Bas-Sassandra compares with other districts
Primary pupils per teacher (2024-25)
Bas-Sassandra ranks 9 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Gôh-Djiboua | 48 |
| 7 | Woroba | 48 |
| 8 | Vallée du Bandama | 47 |
| 9 | Bas-Sassandra | 46 |
| 10 | Sassandra-Marahoué | 46 |
| 11 | Lagunes | 45 |
| 12 | Yamoussoukro Autonomous District | 45 |
Primary pupils travelling 3 km or more to school (2024-25)
Bas-Sassandra ranks 3 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils travelling 3 km or more to school |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comoé | 7.4% |
| 2 | Sassandra-Marahoué | 5.6% |
| 3 | Bas-Sassandra | 5.5% |
| 4 | Abidjan Autonomous District | 5.4% |
| 5 | Yamoussoukro Autonomous District | 5.3% |
| 6 | Savanes | 5.2% |
| 7 | Denguélé | 4.4% |
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Sources
- Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de l'Alphabétisation (MENA), DESPS: Statistiques scolaires de poche 2024-2025 (Tables 31-33, 36 and 66: primary and secondary schools by district and region), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a5cf9a84cb88…)
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