Côte d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Côte d'Ivoire
0.9953 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.9836 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
131st
South Africa rank
132nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 0.9953 units per square kilometre against 0.9836 units per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0117 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1973 it was South Africa ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 131st and South Africa ranks 132nd of 195 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0179 units per square kilometre 0.0813 units per square kilometre 0.0634 units per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.1234 units per square kilometre 0.4564 units per square kilometre 0.333 units per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.6318 units per square kilometre 0.8858 units per square kilometre 0.254 units per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.8934 units per square kilometre 0.9818 units per square kilometre 0.0884 units per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Côte d'Ivoire or South Africa?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 0.9953 units per square kilometre against 0.9836 units per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
0.0117 units per square kilometre, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 131st and South Africa ranks 132nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 6,190 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.