Mali vs Senegal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Mali
68.6%
in 2018
Senegal
71.6%
in 2019
Mali rank
183rd
Senegal rank
180th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Mali
  • Senegal
020406080199620072019

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 71.6% against 68.6% in Mali, a difference of 3.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Senegal ahead.

Mali ranks 183rd and Senegal ranks 180th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 44.8% 48.2% 3.5% Senegal
2000s 58.2% 57.8% 0.4% Mali
2010s 71.7% 75.6% 3.9% Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Mali or Senegal?
Senegal, at 71.6% against 68.6% in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Mali and Senegal?
3.0%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Mali and Senegal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Mali ranks 183rd and Senegal ranks 180th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.