Mali vs Yemen: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Mali
66.0%
in 2023
Yemen
69.4%
in 2016
Mali rank
196th
Yemen rank
194th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Mali
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 69.4% against 66.0% in Mali, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Yemen ahead.
Mali ranks 196th and Yemen ranks 194th of 209 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 1940s | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Yemen |
| 1950s | 4.2% | 15.8% | 11.6% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 11.3% | 6.4% | 5.0% | Mali |
| 1970s | 16.5% | 15.4% | 1.1% | Mali |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 35.2% | 18.2% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 40.0% | 50.1% | 10.1% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 66.7% | 16.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 70.9% | 10.2% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Mali or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 69.4% against 66.0% in Mali as of 2016.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Mali and Yemen?
- 3.4%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Yemen?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2016.
- How do Mali and Yemen rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Mali ranks 196th and Yemen ranks 194th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.