Côte d'Ivoire vs North America: Primary education, pupils

Côte d'Ivoire
4.82 million
in 2024
North America
26.20 million
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
34th
North America rank
36th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 26.20 million against 4.82 million in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 21.38 million.

That makes North America's figure about 5.4 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 34th and North America ranks 36th of 206 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire North America Difference Ahead
1970s 641,681 23.65 million 23.00 million North America
1980s 1.17 million 23.50 million 22.33 million North America
1990s 1.60 million 26.25 million 24.65 million North America
2000s 2.15 million 27.05 million 24.90 million North America
2010s 3.39 million 27.07 million 23.68 million North America
2020s 4.38 million 26.31 million 21.93 million North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Côte d'Ivoire or North America?
North America, at 26.20 million against 4.82 million in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Côte d'Ivoire and North America?
21.38 million, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and North America?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and North America rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 34th and North America ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.