Mali vs Niger: Over-age students, primary

Mali
7.1%
in 2018
Niger
7.9%
in 2017
Mali rank
84th
Niger rank
81st

Over-age students, primary over time

  • Mali
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 7.9% against 7.1% in Mali, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 84th and Niger ranks 81st of 191 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 19.4% 10.1% 9.3% Mali
1990s 14.3% 10.2% 4.1% Mali
2000s 10.1% 8.0% 2.1% Mali
2010s 8.0% 7.0% 1.0% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Mali or Niger?
Niger, at 7.9% against 7.1% in Mali as of 2017.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Mali and Niger?
0.8%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
18 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Mali and Niger rank globally for over-age students, primary?
Mali ranks 84th and Niger ranks 81st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit
% of enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.