Mali vs Senegal: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Mali
1.48 million number
in 2020
Senegal
1.54 million number
in 2020
Mali rank
54th
Senegal rank
51st

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Mali
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 1.54 million number against 1.48 million number in Mali, a difference of 63,670 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 51st of 205 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 416,923 number 425,180 number 8,257 number Senegal
1980s 518,992 number 573,974 number 54,981 number Senegal
1990s 675,398 number 809,538 number 134,141 number Senegal
2000s 866,850 number 1.06 million number 188,727 number Senegal
2010s 1.20 million number 1.32 million number 123,786 number Senegal
2020s 1.48 million number 1.54 million number 63,670 number Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Mali or Senegal?
Senegal, at 1.54 million number against 1.48 million number in Mali as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Mali and Senegal?
63,670 number, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Mali and Senegal rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Mali ranks 54th and Senegal ranks 51st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.