Which has higher primary education, pupils, Cote d'Ivoire or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 4.86 million against 4.82 million in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.

What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Cote d'Ivoire and United Kingdom?

47,300, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and United Kingdom?

45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

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.

Cote d'Ivoire vs United Kingdom: Primary education, pupils

Cote d'Ivoire

4.82 million

in 2024

United Kingdom

4.86 million

in 2023

Cote d'Ivoire rank

34th

United Kingdom rank

32nd

Primary education, pupils over time

Cote d'Ivoire
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 4.86 million against 4.82 million in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 47,300.

Across all 45 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 32nd of 206 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	661,332	5.72 million	5.06 million	United Kingdom
1980s	1.17 million	4.53 million	3.36 million	United Kingdom
1990s	1.60 million	4.58 million	2.98 million	United Kingdom
2000s	2.15 million	4.51 million	2.36 million	United Kingdom
2010s	3.39 million	4.67 million	1.28 million	United Kingdom
2020s	4.27 million	4.88 million	602,995	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Cote d'Ivoire or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 4.86 million against 4.82 million in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Cote d'Ivoire and United Kingdom?: 47,300, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and United Kingdom?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and United Kingdom rank globally for primary education, pupils?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 32nd 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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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: 15 October 2026

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