Mali vs Other small states: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Mali
3.47 million number
in 2020
Other small states
3.67 million number
in 2019
Mali rank
43rd
Other small states rank
41st

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Mali
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Other small states currently reports 3.67 million number against 3.47 million number in Mali, a difference of 196,330 number.

That makes Other small states's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Other small states has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 43rd and Other small states ranks 41st of 206 countries.

Other small states has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 938,678 number 1.79 million number 853,590 number Other small states
1980s 1.21 million number 2.25 million number 1.04 million number Other small states
1990s 1.54 million number 2.85 million number 1.31 million number Other small states
2000s 2.02 million number 3.16 million number 1.14 million number Other small states
2010s 2.89 million number 3.41 million number 520,750 number Other small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Mali or Other small states?
Other small states, at 3.67 million number against 3.47 million number in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Mali and Other small states?
196,330 number, with Other small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Other small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Mali and Other small states rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Mali ranks 43rd and Other small states ranks 41st 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.