Mali vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School age population, tertiary education, female

Mali
1.17 million
in 2025
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
57.58 million
in 2024
Mali rank
53rd
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
56th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

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

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 57.58 million against 1.17 million in Mali, a difference of 56.41 million.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 49.1 times Mali's.

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

Mali ranks 53rd and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 56th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 293,226 14.17 million 13.88 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 348,674 19.19 million 18.84 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 447,226 26.09 million 25.64 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 634,459 34.92 million 34.29 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 800,437 45.21 million 44.41 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 1.03 million 55.22 million 54.19 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Mali or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 57.58 million against 1.17 million in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Mali and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
56.41 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mali and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Mali ranks 53rd and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 56th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release