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

Ethiopia

2.4 years

in 2023

Mali

1.63 years

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

188th

Mali rank

191st

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

Ethiopia currently reports 2.4 years against 1.63 years in Mali, a difference of 0.7725 years.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Mali's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 188th 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.