Haiti vs Mali: Share of children who have completed primary school
Haiti
50.5%
in 2025
Mali
50.0%
in 2025
Haiti rank
157th
Mali rank
158th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Haiti
- Mali
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 50.5% against 50.0% in Mali, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 157th and Mali ranks 158th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1% | 12.4% | 5.7% | Haiti |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 14.3% | 11.7% | Haiti |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 26.9% | 7.2% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 42.4% | 1.3% | Mali |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 48.5% | 0.2% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Haiti or Mali?
- Haiti, at 50.5% against 50.0% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Haiti and Mali?
- 0.5%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Mali?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Mali rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Haiti ranks 157th 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.