Ramata Ly-Bakayoko (born 29 June 1955)[1] is an Ivorian academic and government official.

She was appointed permanent delegate of Côte d'Ivoire to UNESCO with residence in Paris on September 8, 2021.

[3] As president, she developed the Scientific and Innovation Centre in Bingerville, home to the West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) program.

[3] Ly-Bakayoko served as Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research from 2016 to 2018, succeeding Gnamien Konan.

[5] In 2018, Ly-Bakayoko became the first Ivorian member of the French Académie des sciences d'outre-mer.