Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Secondary education, pupils

Côte d'Ivoire
3.28 million
in 2024
Ghana
3.33 million
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
38th
Ghana rank
36th

Secondary education, pupils over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Ghana
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 3.33 million against 3.28 million in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 58,200.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 36th of 206 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Ghana Difference Ahead
1970s 115,869 562,885 447,016 Ghana
1980s 244,076 730,843 486,767 Ghana
1990s 591,549 1.02 million 432,591 Ghana
2010s 1.82 million 2.55 million 732,870 Ghana
2020s 2.69 million 3.20 million 513,872 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?
Ghana, at 3.33 million against 3.28 million in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
58,200, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for secondary education, pupils?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/secondary-education-pupils/cote-d-ivoire/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/secondary-education-pupils/cote-d-ivoire/ghana/">Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Secondary education, pupils</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Secondary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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