Chad vs Mali: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Chad
7.35 years
in 2015
Mali
7.46 years
in 2017
Chad rank
177th
Mali rank
176th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Chad
  • Mali
2468197119942017

How they compare

Mali currently reports 7.46 years against 7.35 years in Chad, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 177th and Mali ranks 176th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 2.18 years 1.93 years 0.2463 years Chad
1980s 2.81 years 1.99 years 0.8225 years Chad
1990s 4.03 years 3.66 years 0.3774 years Chad
2000s 5.9 years 6.39 years 0.4862 years Mali
2010s 7.27 years 7.56 years 0.2867 years Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Chad or Mali?
Mali, at 7.46 years against 7.35 years in Chad as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Chad and Mali?
0.11 years, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mali?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Chad and Mali rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Chad ranks 177th and Mali ranks 176th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.