Mali vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, tertiary education, male
Mali
1.20 million
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
61.13 million
in 2024
Mali rank
54th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
53rd
School age population, tertiary education, male over time
- Mali
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 61.13 million against 1.20 million in Mali, a difference of 59.93 million.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 50.8 times Mali's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 54th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 53rd of 221 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 292,275 | 15.16 million | 14.86 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 351,152 | 20.12 million | 19.77 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 461,154 | 27.23 million | 26.77 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 655,800 | 36.60 million | 35.94 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 823,987 | 47.79 million | 46.97 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 1.06 million | 58.62 million | 57.56 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, Mali or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 61.13 million against 1.20 million in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between Mali and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 59.93 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Mali and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Mali ranks 54th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 53rd of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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
February 2026 Data Release