Ecuador vs Mali: Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total
Ecuador
9.1%
in 2024
Mali
12.6%
in 2021
Ecuador rank
7th
Mali rank
5th
Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total over time
- Ecuador
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 12.6% against 9.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.4 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Mali ahead.
Ecuador ranks 7th and Mali ranks 5th of 44 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 9.6% | 6.5% | Mali |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 15.4% | 7.4% | Mali |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 13.6% | 4.5% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total, Ecuador or Mali?
- Mali, at 12.6% against 9.1% in Ecuador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total between Ecuador and Mali?
- 3.5%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mali?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and Mali rank globally for expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total?
- Ecuador ranks 7th and Mali ranks 5th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total expenditure in secondary public institutions (%). 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