Cameroon vs Mali: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Cameroon
0.9175 index
in 2024
Mali
0.9103 index
in 2023
Cameroon rank
203rd
Mali rank
206th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Cameroon
- Mali
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.9175 index against 0.9103 index in Mali, a difference of 0.0072 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 203rd and Mali ranks 206th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7845 index | 0.5662 index | 0.2184 index | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.8419 index | 0.5908 index | 0.2511 index | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.8635 index | 0.65 index | 0.2135 index | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.8475 index | 0.7802 index | 0.0673 index | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.8773 index | 0.8774 index | 0.0002 index | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.914 index | 0.9103 index | 0.0037 index | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Cameroon or Mali?
- Cameroon, at 0.9175 index against 0.9103 index in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Cameroon and Mali?
- 0.0072 index, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cameroon ranks 203rd and Mali ranks 206th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.