科特迪瓦青年对新技术的使用（英）

Ali Coulibaly, Ezechiel Abouro Djallo, Mahutin AnselmeHouessigbede,Yves Jantzem, Akrebe Jean-Christ MonsoPublic Disclosure Authorized August 2025 Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank the Mastercard Foundation for funding this study, which aims to developthe digital skills of young people in Côted'Ivoire. The baseline survey for this impact evaluation was made possible thanks to the collaboration of a numberof stakeholders, to whom we would like to express our sincere gratitude. Our sincere appreciation to the EdTech thematic group for theirexceptional technical support throughoutthis work. In particular, the DS4A team,Marjorie Chinen,Gemma RodonCasarramona, and the Pix team,provided extensive guidance, training, and hands-on preparation to the country team. Their commitmentand expertise were instrumental in ensuring the quality and successful completion of this assessment. Our thanks go to the team at the Employment Program Coordination Office (BCP-Emploi), in particular itscoordinator, Mr. Herman Toualy, its deputy coordinator in charge of operations and communication, Mr.César Toassa, and its specialist in statistical studies and analysis, Mr. Guy Michel Okon, for their sustainedcollaboration at all stages of this study. We would also like to thank the project coordinators in the regions covered by this study for theircollaboration with the firm hired to collect data, for the welcome they gave to the data collectors, and forfacilitating the fieldwork. Finally, we would like to thank our colleagues at the World Bank, particularly Akassi Carine Assoumou andSouleymane Traoré, for their assistance in recruiting the firm that collected the data used in this report. Executive summary Côte d'Ivoire, characterized by rapid population growth and a predominantly young population, aims tomake digital technology a driver of its economic and social development. National strategies such as theNational Development Plan (PND) 2021-2025, the National Digital Development Strategy of Côte d'Ivoire(SNNCI) 2021-2025, and the National Strategy for the Digitalization of Education in Côte d'Ivoire (SNDECI)2024-2028 highlight the importance of digital skills for employability and entrepreneurship. However,there is a lack of accurate information on the level of digital skills among young people and a benchmarkfor measuring these skills. This study, funded by the Mastercard Foundation, aims to fill this gap by providing an overview of the levelof digital skills and the ownership or access to technological tools among young beneficiaries of the YouthEmployment and Skills Development Project–Phase 3 (PEJEDEC 3). The study usedtwodata collection tools: the Pix tool for an objective assessment of digital skills and aquestionnaire administered to young people to gather sociodemographic information, information onaccess to digital technology, and information on employment. Data collection was carried out by Stat'InnovDéveloppement (SInDev) among a sample of 1,429 young people, with an identification rate of 95.8% anda participation rate of 93.8%. A rigorous data cleansing process was put in place, including real-time qualitycontrol and cross-checking. The sample is well distributed geographically, with the majority living in urban areas. The genderdistribution is balanced, and the average age ofrespondents is 32. More than half of the young peoplesurveyed are married/in a relationship (55.3%)and 43.3% are single. Approximately 80% of young peoplehave at least one child. For most young people, the highest level of education attained is secondary(43.1%), compared to 28.6% for secondary 1, and only 1 in 4 young people have attained higher education.The young people surveyed have a high employment rate, but the vast majority work in the private sector,often in informal jobs. Non-agricultural businesses owned by young people are largely informal, and initialfinancing is mainly provided by own funds. The assessment of digital skills among young entrepreneurs reveals a critically low level of digitalproficiency. The average total score stands at 24.7 out of 100,a figure that, on its own, captures the scaleof the challenge. Using the DS4A proficiency framework, the distribution of results is stark: 43.6% of youngentrepreneurs fall below level 1, meaning they are unable to perform even the most basic digital taskswithout assistance, while a further 54.2% are classified as beginners (levels 1–2), capable only ofperforming simple, guided digital actions. Taken together, nearly 98% of young entrepreneurs assessedhave not yet reached an independentlevel of digital proficiency. Only approximately 2% qualify asindependent users (levels 3–4), and attainment of the advanced level (level 5) is virtually nonexistent.These findings are consistent across all five competence areas, with Information and Data emerging as themost critical area of weakness,over 61% of young entrepreneurs score below level 1 in this domain,whileDigital Env