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

Côte d'Ivoire
4.08 million number
in 2020
Zambia
3.56 million number
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire rank
37th
Zambia rank
40th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 4.08 million number against 3.56 million number in Zambia, a difference of 517,940 number.

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

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

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 40th of 206 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 963,268 number 955,820 number 7,448 number Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 1.56 million number 1.36 million number 198,459 number Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 2.25 million number 1.78 million number 475,368 number Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 2.97 million number 2.28 million number 685,363 number Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 3.69 million number 3.11 million number 573,242 number Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 4.08 million number 3.56 million number 517,940 number Côte d'Ivoire

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 Zambia?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 4.08 million number against 3.56 million number in Zambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia?
517,940 number, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Zambia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 40th 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.