What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between Mali and Nigeria?

0 5 year moving average, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Nigeria: GOAL 4: Quality Education

Mali

0.5 5 year moving average

in 2023

Nigeria

0.5 5 year moving average

in 2023

Mali rank

159th

Nigeria rank

159th

GOAL 4: Quality Education over time

Mali
Nigeria

How they compare

Mali currently reports 0.5 5 year moving average against 0.5 5 year moving average in Nigeria, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Nigeria ahead.

Mali ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 159th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2882 5 year moving average	0.3173 5 year moving average	0.0292 5 year moving average	Nigeria
2010s	0.4962 5 year moving average	0.2656 5 year moving average	0.2306 5 year moving average	Mali
2020s	0.634 5 year moving average	0.466 5 year moving average	0.168 5 year moving average	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 4: quality education, Mali or Nigeria?: Mali, at 0.5 5 year moving average against 0.5 5 year moving average in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between Mali and Nigeria?: 0 5 year moving average, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for goal 4: quality education?: Mali ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 159th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 4 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database