Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana: Share of the population with tertiary education
Côte d'Ivoire
4.7%
in 2020
Ghana
4.0%
in 2020
Côte d'Ivoire rank
84th
Ghana rank
87th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Ghana
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 4.7% against 4.0% in Ghana, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ghana ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 84th and Ghana ranks 87th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 1.4% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 1.8% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 0.7% | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Côte d'Ivoire or Ghana?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 4.7% against 4.0% in Ghana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 0.7%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 84th and Ghana ranks 87th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.