What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Mali and Small states?

247,170 number, with Small states ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Small states: Population of compulsory school age, male

Mali

2.44 million number

in 2019

Small states

2.69 million number

in 2019

Mali rank

45th

Small states rank

40th

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

Mali
Small states

How they compare

Small states currently reports 2.69 million number against 2.44 million number in Mali, a difference of 247,170 number.

That makes Small states's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Small states has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 45th and Small states ranks 40th of 186 countries.

Small states has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Small states	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.23 million number	1.52 million number	288,235 number	Small states
2000s	1.46 million number	1.95 million number	490,714 number	Small states
2010s	2.07 million number	2.53 million number	452,099 number	Small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, Mali or Small states?: Small states, at 2.69 million number against 2.44 million number in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Mali and Small states?: 247,170 number, with Small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Small states?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Mali and Small states rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: Mali ranks 45th and Small states ranks 40th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.