What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Côte d'Ivoire and Iraq?

682,740 number, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Iraq?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Iraq: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Côte d'Ivoire

6.40 million number

in 2019

Iraq

5.71 million number

in 2019

Côte d'Ivoire rank

37th

Iraq rank

38th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Iraq

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 6.40 million number against 5.71 million number in Iraq, a difference of 682,740 number.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 37th and Iraq ranks 38th of 186 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.97 million number	3.62 million number	346,595 number	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	4.66 million number	4.20 million number	454,220 number	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	5.88 million number	5.19 million number	691,545 number	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Côte d'Ivoire or Iraq?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 6.40 million number against 5.71 million number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Côte d'Ivoire and Iraq?: 682,740 number, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Iraq?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Iraq rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 37th and Iraq ranks 38th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.