Mali vs Niger: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Mali
62.8%
in 2023
Niger
58.3%
in 2024
Mali rank
178th
Niger rank
181st
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Mali currently reports 62.8% against 58.3% in Niger, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Niger ahead.
Mali ranks 178th and Niger ranks 181st of 190 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 11 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mali |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Mali |
| 1950s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | Mali |
| 1960s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 10.4% | 1.1% | Mali |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 18.1% | 6.2% | Niger |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 20.7% | 12.8% | Mali |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 34.3% | 13.1% | Mali |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 55.1% | 1.8% | Mali |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 58.9% | 3.9% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Mali or Niger?
- Mali, at 62.8% against 58.3% in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Mali and Niger?
- 4.5%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Mali ranks 178th and Niger ranks 181st of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.