Mali vs Niger: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Mali
6.8 years
in 2017
Niger
5.73 years
in 2017
Mali rank
170th
Niger rank
173rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Mali
  • Niger
0246197119942017

How they compare

Mali currently reports 6.8 years against 5.73 years in Niger, a difference of 1.07 years.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 170th and Niger ranks 173rd of 175 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 1.39 years 0.8157 years 0.5769 years Mali
1980s 1.52 years 1.24 years 0.2879 years Mali
1990s 1.51 years 1.42 years 0.0855 years Mali
2000s 6.25 years 3.6 years 2.65 years Mali
2010s 6.71 years 4.99 years 1.72 years Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Mali or Niger?
Mali, at 6.8 years against 5.73 years in Niger as of 2017.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Mali and Niger?
1.07 years, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Mali and Niger rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Mali ranks 170th and Niger ranks 173rd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 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.