Education in Vallée du Bandama, Côte d'Ivoire: official figures
Vallée du Bandama had 1,424 primary schools with 348,623 pupils (49.8% girls) and 7,505 class teachers in the 2024-2025 school year, 6.9% of Côte d'Ivoire's primary pupils.
How crowded are primary classes in Vallée du Bandama?
Primary schools in Vallée du Bandama had 47 pupils per teacher in 2024-2025, 7th 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 Vallée du Bandama travel to school?
3.5% of primary pupils in Vallée du Bandama (12,327 children) travelled 3 km or more from home to school in 2024-2025, 4th 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 Vallée du Bandama finish primary school?
The ministry reports primary completion rates by region: in 2024-2025 they were 88.09% in Gbêkê and 76.21% in Hambol (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 Vallée du Bandama?
Vallée du Bandama had 238 general secondary schools with 201,106 pupils (49.0% girls) in 2024-2025, 6.3% 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
- 34.9% of primary class teachers in Vallée du Bandama were women in 2024-2025, 7th highest of 14 districts (Côte d'Ivoire: 38.2%). Source: Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de l'Alphabétisation (MENA), DESPS · saved copy
How Vallée du Bandama compares with other districts
Primary pupils per teacher (2024-25)
Vallée du Bandama ranks 8 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Primary pupils per teacher |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Abidjan Autonomous District | 49 |
| 6 | Gôh-Djiboua | 48 |
| 7 | Woroba | 48 |
| 8 | Vallée du Bandama | 47 |
| 9 | Bas-Sassandra | 46 |
| 10 | Sassandra-Marahoué | 46 |
| 11 | Lagunes | 45 |
Primary pupils travelling 3 km or more to school (2024-25)
Vallée du Bandama ranks 11 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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