Mali vs Niger: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Mali

43.0%

in 2020

Niger

41.9%

in 2020

Mali rank

110th

Niger rank

111th

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

Mali currently reports 43.0% against 41.9% in Niger, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Niger ahead.

Mali ranks 110th and Niger ranks 111th of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.