Mali vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Mali
64.2%
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
82.7%
in 2024
Mali rank
194th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
191st

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Mali
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
020406080199720102024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 82.7% against 64.2% in Mali, a difference of 18.5%.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.3 times Mali's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 194th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 191st of 199 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 40.6% 62.5% 21.9% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 56.3% 72.4% 16.1% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 66.7% 81.3% 14.6% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 64.2% 82.5% 18.3% WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Mali or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 82.7% against 64.2% in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Mali and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
18.5%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Mali and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Mali ranks 194th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 191st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,391 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release