Chad vs Mali: Share of children who have completed primary school

Chad
37.8%
in 2025
Mali
50.0%
in 2025
Chad rank
159th
Mali rank
158th

Share of children who have completed primary school over time

  • Chad
  • Mali
1020304050198120032025

How they compare

Mali currently reports 50.0% against 37.8% in Chad, a difference of 12.2%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 159th and Mali ranks 158th of 165 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.