Guinea-Bissau vs Mali: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Guinea-Bissau
30.5%
in 2025
Mali
50.0%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
161st
Mali rank
158th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 50.0% against 30.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.6 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mali ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st and Mali ranks 158th of 165 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 12.4% | 1.9% | Mali |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 14.3% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 26.9% | 8.4% | Mali |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 42.4% | 18.6% | Mali |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 48.5% | 19.5% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Guinea-Bissau or Mali?
- Mali, at 50.0% against 30.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
- 19.5%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mali rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st and Mali ranks 158th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release