El Salvador vs Mali: Expenditure on primary education

El Salvador
46.2%
in 2018
Mali
44.7%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
28th
Mali rank
31st

Expenditure on primary education over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mali
0204060197519962018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 46.2% against 44.7% in Mali, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 28th and Mali ranks 31st of 149 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 58.4% 44.7% 13.7% El Salvador
2000s 38.0% 39.0% 1.0% Mali
2010s 43.4% 39.4% 4.1% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expenditure on primary education, El Salvador or Mali?
El Salvador, at 46.2% against 44.7% in Mali as of 2018.
What is the difference in expenditure on primary education between El Salvador and Mali?
1.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mali?
10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Mali rank globally for expenditure on primary education?
El Salvador ranks 28th and Mali ranks 31st of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)
Unit
% of government expenditure on education
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 3,089 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.