1 0 ▁estimates , ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁has ▁the ▁ 2 7 th - high est ▁mat ernal ▁mort ality ▁rate ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁H IV / A ID S ▁rate ▁was ▁ 1 9 th - high est ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁estimated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁at ▁ 3 . 2 0 % ▁among ▁adult s ▁aged ▁ 1 5 – 4 9 ▁years . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁adult ▁population , ▁in ▁particular ▁women , ▁is ▁ill iter ate . ▁Many ▁children ▁between ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁are ▁not ▁en rolled ▁in ▁school . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁students ▁in ▁secondary ▁education ▁are ▁male . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁secondary ▁education , ▁students ▁can ▁sit ▁the ▁b ac cal aur é at ▁exam ination . ▁ ▁The ▁country ▁has ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁univers ities , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Univers ité ▁de ▁C oc ody ▁in ▁Ab id jan ▁and ▁the ▁Univers ité ▁de ▁Bou ak é ▁in ▁Bou ak é . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 7 , 5 4 1 ▁students ▁en rolled ▁at ▁post - second ary ▁di pl oma ▁level , ▁ 2 3 , 0 0 8 ▁students ▁studying ▁for ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁or ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁and ▁ 2 6 9 ▁Ph D ▁students . ▁En rol ment ▁in ▁t ert i ary ▁education ▁suffered ▁during ▁the ▁political ▁crisis , ▁dro pping ▁from ▁