Ethiopia vs Mali

Ethiopia vs Mali: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 81.5% in Ethiopia in 2015 and 55.8% in Mali in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2015 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 29.4 percentage points, or 1.56 times that in Mali.

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Ethiopia vs Mali: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 81.5% in Ethiopia in 2015 and 55.8% in Mali in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2015 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 29.4 percentage points, or 1.56 times that in Mali.
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What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Mali.
  • In 2012, Ethiopia ranked 85 and Mali ranked 93 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2015.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

YearEthiopiaMaliWorld
2018–55.888.2
2017–57.788.2
2016–53.488.3
201581.552.188.2
201482.255.788.3
2013––88.2
201276.358.588.2
20117560.288.1
201071.559.287.9
200973.658.287.9
200873.5–87.6
200767.754.287.2
200662.551.886
200557.250.185.4
200445.847.184.7
200342.144.883.5
200240.944.981.4
200138.5–81
200034.2–80.7
199929.336.979.9
199826.7–78.9
1997––78.1
199620.3–77.9
199517.3–78
199415.6–78.3
1993––78
1992––77.7
1991––77.8
1990––77.3
198924.1–77.6
198824.6–76.6
198724.3–75.8
1986––75.3
1985––74
1980–11.975.8
1975–12.172.9
1970–1169
1965–6.966
1960–2.863.1
1955–2.357.4
1950–1.451.4
1945–143.5
1940–0.740
1935–0.538.2
1930–0.336.4
1925–0.233
1920–0.230.5
1915–0.129.2
1910–0.128.1
1905–0.125.1
1900–023.3
1895–021.8
1890–020
1885–019
1880–017.2
1875–015.7
1870–013.2
1865–010.6
1860–09.3
1855–08
1850–06.8
1845–05.9
1840–05.2
1835–04.5
1830–04
1825–03.5
1820–03.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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