Kenya vs Mali: Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total
Kenya
18.2%
in 2015
Mali
12.6%
in 2021
Kenya rank
2nd
Mali rank
5th
Expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total over time
- Kenya
- Mali
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 18.2% against 12.6% in Mali, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 2nd and Mali ranks 5th of 44 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total, Kenya or Mali?
- Kenya, at 18.2% against 12.6% in Mali as of 2015.
- What is the difference in expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total between Kenya and Mali?
- 5.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2015.
- How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for expenditure on school books and teaching material as % of total?
- Kenya ranks 2nd 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