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

Mali
3.47 million number
in 2020
Zambia
3.56 million number
in 2020
Mali rank
43rd
Zambia rank
40th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Mali
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.56 million number against 3.47 million number in Mali, a difference of 90,370 number.

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

Mali ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 40th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 938,678 number 955,820 number 17,143 number Zambia
1980s 1.21 million number 1.36 million number 151,880 number Zambia
1990s 1.54 million number 1.78 million number 235,747 number Zambia
2000s 2.02 million number 2.28 million number 263,907 number Zambia
2010s 2.89 million number 3.11 million number 221,887 number Zambia
2020s 3.47 million number 3.56 million number 90,370 number Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Mali or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3.56 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 Mali and Zambia?
90,370 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Mali ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 40th 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.