Guinea-Bissau vs Mali: Share of children who have completed primary school
Guinea-Bissau
30.5%
in 2025
Mali
50.0%
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
161st
Mali rank
158th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 50.0% against 30.5% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.6 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mali ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st and Mali ranks 158th of 165 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 12.4% | 1.9% | Mali |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 14.3% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 26.9% | 8.4% | Mali |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 42.4% | 18.6% | Mali |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 48.5% | 19.5% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Guinea-Bissau or Mali?
- Mali, at 50.0% against 30.5% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
- 19.5%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mali?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mali rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st and Mali ranks 158th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.