Education in Denguélé, Côte d'Ivoire: official figures
Denguélé had 370 primary schools with 77,967 pupils (51.6% girls) and 1,872 class teachers in the 2024-2025 school year, 1.5% of Côte d'Ivoire's primary pupils.
How crowded are primary classes in Denguélé?
Primary schools in Denguélé had 50 pupils per teacher in 2024-2025, joint 3rd highest 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 Denguélé travel to school?
4.4% of primary pupils in Denguélé (3,467 children) travelled 3 km or more from home to school in 2024-2025, 7th 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 Denguélé finish primary school?
The ministry reports primary completion rates by region: in 2024-2025 they were 54.22% in Folon and 72.58% in Kabadougou (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 Denguélé?
Denguélé had 46 general secondary schools with 27,340 pupils (46.8% girls) in 2024-2025, 0.9% 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
- 31.9% of primary class teachers in Denguélé were women in 2024-2025, the lowest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 38.2%). Source: Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de l'Alphabétisation (MENA), DESPS · saved copy
How Denguélé compares with other districts
Primary pupils per teacher (2024-25)
Denguélé ranks 3 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savanes | 55 |
| 2 | Zanzan | 53 |
| 3 | Denguélé | 50 |
| 4 | Montagnes | 50 |
| 5 | Abidjan Autonomous District | 49 |
| 6 | Gôh-Djiboua | 48 |
| 7 | Woroba | 48 |
Primary pupils travelling 3 km or more to school (2024-25)
Denguélé ranks 7 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils travelling 3 km or more to school |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abidjan Autonomous District | 5.4% |
| 5 | Yamoussoukro Autonomous District | 5.3% |
| 6 | Savanes | 5.2% |
| 7 | Denguélé | 4.4% |
| 8 | Gôh-Djiboua | 4.0% |
| 9 | Zanzan | 4.0% |
| 10 | Lagunes | 3.9% |
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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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