Education in Lacs, Côte d'Ivoire: official figures
Lacs had 1,336 primary schools with 271,245 pupils (48.1% girls) and 6,550 class teachers in the 2024-2025 school year, 5.4% of Côte d'Ivoire's primary pupils.
How crowded are primary classes in Lacs?
Primary schools in Lacs had 41 pupils per teacher in 2024-2025, the 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 Lacs travel to school?
2.8% of primary pupils in Lacs (7,706 children) travelled 3 km or more from home to school in 2024-2025, the lowest 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 Lacs finish primary school?
The ministry reports primary completion rates by region: in 2024-2025 they were 97.05% in Bélier, 93.96% in Iffou, 92.29% in Moronou and 73.71% in N'Zi (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 Lacs?
Lacs had 215 general secondary schools with 158,736 pupils (46.3% girls) in 2024-2025, 4.9% 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
- 33.3% of primary class teachers in Lacs were women in 2024-2025, 6th lowest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 38.2%). Source: Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de l'Alphabétisation (MENA), DESPS · saved copy
How Lacs compares with other districts
Primary pupils per teacher (2024-25)
Lacs ranks 14 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Vallée du Bandama | 47 |
| 9 | Bas-Sassandra | 46 |
| 10 | Sassandra-Marahoué | 46 |
| 11 | Lagunes | 45 |
| 12 | Yamoussoukro Autonomous District | 45 |
| 13 | Comoé | 44 |
| 14 | Lacs | 41 |
Primary pupils travelling 3 km or more to school (2024-25)
Lacs ranks 14 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils travelling 3 km or more to school |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Gôh-Djiboua | 4.0% |
| 9 | Zanzan | 4.0% |
| 10 | Lagunes | 3.9% |
| 11 | Vallée du Bandama | 3.5% |
| 12 | Montagnes | 3.4% |
| 13 | Woroba | 3.4% |
| 14 | Lacs | 2.8% |
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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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