Mali vs Mozambique: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Mali
43.0%
in 2020
Mozambique
54.5%
in 2020
Mali rank
110th
Mozambique rank
107th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Mali
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 54.5% against 43.0% in Mali, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.3 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mali ranks 110th and Mozambique ranks 107th of 111 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mozambique |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Mozambique |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Mozambique |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Mozambique |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Mozambique |
| 1930s | 1.7% | 4.0% | 2.3% | Mozambique |
| 1940s | 3.0% | 11.7% | 8.7% | Mozambique |
| 1950s | 4.3% | 16.4% | 12.1% | Mozambique |
| 1960s | 5.3% | 25.9% | 20.5% | Mozambique |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 26.6% | 18.2% | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 29.4% | 14.9% | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 22.8% | 3.9% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 38.8% | 7.8% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 54.5% | 11.5% | Mozambique |
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, Mali or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 54.5% against 43.0% in Mali as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Mali and Mozambique?
- 11.5%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mozambique?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Mali and Mozambique rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Mali ranks 110th and Mozambique ranks 107th 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.