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
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
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.