Côte d'Ivoire vs Niger: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Côte d'Ivoire
4.08 million number
in 2020
Niger
4.17 million number
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire rank
37th
Niger rank
35th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Niger
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M197019952020

How they compare

Niger currently reports 4.17 million number against 4.08 million number in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 91,010 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 37th and Niger ranks 35th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 963,268 number 839,302 number 123,967 number Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 1.56 million number 1.10 million number 456,086 number Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 2.25 million number 1.51 million number 741,094 number Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 2.97 million number 2.17 million number 793,285 number Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 3.69 million number 3.36 million number 328,795 number Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 4.08 million number 4.17 million number 91,010 number Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Côte d'Ivoire or Niger?
Niger, at 4.17 million number against 4.08 million number in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Côte d'Ivoire and Niger?
91,010 number, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Niger?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Niger rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 37th and Niger ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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