Madagascar vs Mali: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Madagascar
3.52 million number
in 2020
Mali
3.47 million number
in 2020
Madagascar rank
41st
Mali rank
43rd

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mali
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 3.52 million number against 3.47 million number in Mali, a difference of 49,850 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 41st and Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 1.16 million number 938,678 number 217,635 number Madagascar
1980s 1.41 million number 1.21 million number 199,374 number Madagascar
1990s 1.84 million number 1.54 million number 298,609 number Madagascar
2000s 2.54 million number 2.02 million number 524,832 number Madagascar
2010s 3.21 million number 2.89 million number 314,216 number Madagascar
2020s 3.52 million number 3.47 million number 49,850 number Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Madagascar or Mali?
Madagascar, at 3.52 million number against 3.47 million number in Mali as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Madagascar and Mali?
49,850 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 41st and Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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