Mali vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Mali
2.34 years
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2.82 years
in 2024
Mali rank
199th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
199th

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Mali
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.82 years against 2.34 years in Mali, a difference of 0.48 years.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 199th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 199th of 214 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3728 years 0.904 years 0.5311 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 0.4112 years 1.33 years 0.9224 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 0.5637 years 1.46 years 0.8945 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 1.48 years 1.9 years 0.4194 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 2.31 years 2.55 years 0.2415 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 2.34 years 2.81 years 0.4752 years WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Mali or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 2.82 years against 2.34 years in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Mali and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.48 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Mali and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Mali ranks 199th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 199th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release