Mali vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, primary education, male

Mali
2.17 million
in 2025
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
98.49 million
in 2024
Mali rank
38th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
37th

School age population, primary education, male over time

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

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 98.49 million against 2.17 million in Mali, a difference of 96.32 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 45.5 times Mali's.

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

Mali ranks 38th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 37th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 488,790 26.39 million 25.90 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 651,712 35.67 million 35.02 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 863,654 47.77 million 46.91 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 1.09 million 61.96 million 60.87 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 1.57 million 81.48 million 79.91 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 2.01 million 96.29 million 94.28 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, Mali or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 98.49 million against 2.17 million in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between Mali and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
96.32 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mali and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
Mali ranks 38th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 37th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release