Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Côte d'Ivoire
638,724 number
in 2020
Ghana
695,905 number
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire rank
39th
Ghana rank
36th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
200.0k400.0k600.0k197019952020

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 695,905 number against 638,724 number in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 57,181 number.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 36th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 141,521 number 256,871 number 115,350 number Ghana
1980s 227,655 number 331,915 number 104,260 number Ghana
1990s 345,401 number 418,336 number 72,936 number Ghana
2000s 457,027 number 530,080 number 73,053 number Ghana
2010s 581,900 number 632,714 number 50,814 number Ghana
2020s 638,724 number 695,905 number 57,181 number Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?
Ghana, at 695,905 number against 638,724 number in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
57,181 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 36th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.