Chad vs Mali: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Chad

2.33 years

in 2023

Mali

1.63 years

in 2023

Chad rank

189th

Mali rank

191st

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Chad currently reports 2.33 years against 1.63 years in Mali, a difference of 0.705 years.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.4 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 189th and Mali ranks 191st of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.