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