Côte d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Population by level of education

Côte d'Ivoire
13.39 million people
in 2100
South Africa
14.48 million people
in 2100
Côte d'Ivoire rank
48th
South Africa rank
47th

Population by level of education over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • South Africa
05.0M10.0M15.0M195020252100

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 14.48 million people against 13.39 million people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.09 million people.

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

Across all 31 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 47th of 200 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire South Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 200 people 114,600 people 114,400 people South Africa
1960s 1,250 people 221,050 people 219,800 people South Africa
1970s 6,950 people 429,350 people 422,400 people South Africa
1980s 35,800 people 773,450 people 737,650 people South Africa
1990s 92,000 people 1.31 million people 1.22 million people South Africa
2000s 221,500 people 1.84 million people 1.62 million people South Africa
2010s 457,150 people 2.49 million people 2.03 million people South Africa
2020s 873,300 people 3.27 million people 2.40 million people South Africa
2030s 1.73 million people 4.34 million people 2.62 million people South Africa
2040s 3.02 million people 5.81 million people 2.78 million people South Africa
2050s 4.67 million people 7.41 million people 2.74 million people South Africa
2060s 6.52 million people 9.03 million people 2.51 million people South Africa
2070s 8.46 million people 10.62 million people 2.16 million people South Africa
2080s 10.41 million people 12.11 million people 1.70 million people South Africa
2090s 12.21 million people 13.51 million people 1.29 million people South Africa
2100s 13.39 million people 14.48 million people 1.09 million people South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Côte d'Ivoire or South Africa?
South Africa, at 14.48 million people against 13.39 million people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
1.09 million people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for population by level of education?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 47th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.