Mali vs Senegal: School life expectancy, primary, male

Mali
4.72 years
in 2018
Senegal
4.62 years
in 2019
Mali rank
167th
Senegal rank
168th

School life expectancy, primary, male over time

  • Mali
  • Senegal
2345197119952019

How they compare

Mali currently reports 4.72 years against 4.62 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Senegal ahead.

Mali ranks 167th and Senegal ranks 168th of 197 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 1.96 years 2.89 years 0.9322 years Senegal
1980s 1.88 years 3.68 years 1.8 years Senegal
1990s 2.84 years 3.95 years 1.11 years Senegal
2000s 4.82 years 4.85 years 0.0316 years Senegal
2010s 5.07 years 4.97 years 0.1061 years Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, male, Mali or Senegal?
Mali, at 4.72 years against 4.62 years in Senegal as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, male between Mali and Senegal?
0.1 years, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?
44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Mali and Senegal rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, male?
Mali ranks 167th and Senegal ranks 168th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, 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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,331 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.