Mali vs Zimbabwe: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Mali
1.29 million number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1.33 million number
in 2020
Mali rank
53rd
Zimbabwe rank
51st

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Mali
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.33 million number against 1.29 million number in Mali, a difference of 39,610 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Mali ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 388,086 number 525,606 number 137,520 number Zimbabwe
1980s 465,219 number 777,816 number 312,597 number Zimbabwe
1990s 608,906 number 1.11 million number 499,653 number Zimbabwe
2000s 789,451 number 1.23 million number 442,375 number Zimbabwe
2010s 1.06 million number 1.16 million number 101,663 number Zimbabwe
2020s 1.29 million number 1.33 million number 39,610 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Mali or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1.33 million number against 1.29 million number in Mali as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Mali and Zimbabwe?
39,610 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Mali and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Mali ranks 53rd and Zimbabwe ranks 51st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.