Burkina Faso vs Mali: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes

Burkina Faso
53.6%
in 2019
Mali
51.6%
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
170th
Mali rank
172nd

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 53.6% against 51.6% in Mali, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mali ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Mali ranks 172nd of 188 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 13.1% 19.2% 6.0% Mali
2000s 19.6% 35.2% 15.6% Mali
2010s 42.5% 53.6% 11.1% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Mali?
Burkina Faso, at 53.6% against 51.6% in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Mali?
2.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 170th and Mali ranks 172nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,679 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.