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

Mali
6.8 years
in 2017
Sudan
7.35 years
in 2015
Mali rank
170th
Sudan rank
167th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Mali
  • Sudan
2468197119942017

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 7.35 years against 6.8 years in Mali, a difference of 0.55 years.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sudan ahead.

Mali ranks 170th and Sudan ranks 167th of 175 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sudan Difference Ahead
2000s 6.25 years 6.77 years 0.5227 years Sudan
2010s 6.71 years 7.02 years 0.3052 years Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Mali or Sudan?
Sudan, at 7.35 years against 6.8 years in Mali as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Mali and Sudan?
0.55 years, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sudan?
6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
How do Mali and Sudan rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Mali ranks 170th and Sudan ranks 167th 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.