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

Eritrea
8.03 years
in 2015
Mali
7.46 years
in 2017
Eritrea rank
173rd
Mali rank
176th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Mali
2468197119942017

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 8.03 years against 7.46 years in Mali, a difference of 0.57 years.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 173rd and Mali ranks 176th of 183 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 5.45 years 3.58 years 1.87 years Eritrea
2000s 7.32 years 6.01 years 1.31 years Eritrea
2010s 8.26 years 7.5 years 0.7671 years Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Eritrea or Mali?
Eritrea, at 8.03 years against 7.46 years in Mali as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Eritrea and Mali?
0.57 years, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mali?
8 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do Eritrea and Mali rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Eritrea ranks 173rd 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.