Mali vs Small states: School age population, primary education, female

Mali
1.71 million number
in 2020
Small states
2.33 million number
in 2019
Mali rank
43rd
Small states rank
40th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Mali
  • Small states
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019952020

How they compare

Small states currently reports 2.33 million number against 1.71 million number in Mali, a difference of 622,060 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.4 times Mali's.

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

Mali ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 40th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 463,116 number 1.46 million number 994,311 number Small states
1980s 594,737 number 1.67 million number 1.07 million number Small states
1990s 759,778 number 1.98 million number 1.22 million number Small states
2000s 995,957 number 2.12 million number 1.12 million number Small states
2010s 1.42 million number 2.20 million number 780,663 number Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Mali or Small states?
Small states, at 2.33 million number against 1.71 million number in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Mali and Small states?
622,060 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Mali and Small states rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Mali ranks 43rd and Small states ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, primary education, female (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

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