Mali vs Senegal: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Mali
8.11 years
in 2017
Senegal
8.42 years
in 2019
Mali rank
170th
Senegal rank
169th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Mali
  • Senegal
246810197119952019

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 8.42 years against 8.11 years in Mali, a difference of 0.31 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Senegal ahead.

Mali ranks 170th and Senegal ranks 169th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 2.58 years 4.09 years 1.51 years Senegal
1980s 2.83 years 4.6 years 1.77 years Senegal
1990s 2.97 years 5.48 years 2.51 years Senegal
2000s 8.12 years 7.96 years 0.1562 years Mali
2010s 8.51 years 8.66 years 0.1474 years Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Mali or Senegal?
Senegal, at 8.42 years against 8.11 years in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Mali and Senegal?
0.31 years, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?
9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2014.
How do Mali and Senegal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Mali ranks 170th and Senegal ranks 169th 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, male (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, male (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.