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

716,300 number, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

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

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 Morocco: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Côte d'Ivoire

6.40 million number

in 2019

Morocco

5.68 million number

in 2019

Côte d'Ivoire rank

37th

Morocco rank

40th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Morocco

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 6.40 million number against 5.68 million number in Morocco, a difference of 716,300 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Morocco ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 37th and Morocco ranks 40th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.97 million number	3.97 million number	4,805 number	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	4.66 million number	5.75 million number	1.09 million number	Morocco
2010s	5.88 million number	5.50 million number	381,330 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 Morocco?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 6.40 million number against 5.68 million number in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Côte d'Ivoire and Morocco?: 716,300 number, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Morocco?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Morocco rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 37th and Morocco ranks 40th 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.