Mali vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, male

Mali
957,579
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
48.66 million
in 2024
Mali rank
50th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
48th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Mali
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 48.66 million against 957,579 in Mali, a difference of 47.71 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 50.8 times Mali's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 50th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 48th of 220 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 215,791 13.17 million 12.96 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 276,805 16.77 million 16.49 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 377,854 20.88 million 20.51 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 481,262 28.61 million 28.13 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 650,030 37.56 million 36.91 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 867,207 46.73 million 45.86 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Mali or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 48.66 million against 957,579 in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between Mali and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
47.71 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mali and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Mali ranks 50th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 48th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release