Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana: School age population, tertiary education, female
Côte d'Ivoire
1.55 million
in 2025
Ghana
1.65 million
in 2025
Côte d'Ivoire rank
39th
Ghana rank
36th
School age population, tertiary education, female over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.65 million against 1.55 million in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 98,730.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ghana ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 36th of 221 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 | 259,082 | 420,331 | 161,248 | Ghana |
| 1980s | 443,352 | 649,729 | 206,377 | Ghana |
| 1990s | 721,534 | 811,247 | 89,714 | Ghana |
| 2000s | 934,111 | 1.09 million | 153,169 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.22 million | 1.32 million | 105,889 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.50 million | 1.56 million | 55,563 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 1.65 million against 1.55 million in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 98,730, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 39th and Ghana ranks 36th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release