Gambia vs Mali: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Gambia
52.9%
in 2020
Mali
43.0%
in 2020
Gambia rank
109th
Mali rank
110th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Gambia
- Mali
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 52.9% against 43.0% in Mali, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 109th and Mali ranks 110th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 14 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Gambia |
| 1880s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | Gambia |
| 1890s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | Gambia |
| 1900s | 6.3% | 0.0% | 6.3% | Gambia |
| 1910s | 6.3% | 0.1% | 6.2% | Gambia |
| 1920s | 5.1% | 0.5% | 4.6% | Gambia |
| 1930s | 4.7% | 1.7% | 3.0% | Gambia |
| 1940s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Gambia |
| 1950s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 0.3% | Gambia |
| 1960s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 0.1% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 8.4% | 1.0% | Mali |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 14.5% | 1.8% | Mali |
| 1990s | 22.8% | 18.9% | 3.9% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 25.1% | 6.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 31.0% | 13.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 43.0% | 9.9% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Gambia or Mali?
- Gambia, at 52.9% against 43.0% in Mali as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Gambia and Mali?
- 9.9%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mali?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Gambia and Mali rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Gambia ranks 109th and Mali ranks 110th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.