Which has higher children out of school, male, Central African Republic or Mali?

Central African Republic, at 31.5% against 30.9% in Mali as of 2012.

What is the difference in children out of school, male between Central African Republic and Mali?

0.6%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mali?

8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Mali: Children out of school, male

Central African Republic

31.5%

in 2012

Mali

30.9%

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

15th

Mali rank

16th

Children out of school, male over time

Central African Republic
Mali

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 31.5% against 30.9% in Mali, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mali ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 15th and Mali ranks 16th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1970s	46.2%	79.3%	33.1%	Mali
2000s	44.5%	37.3%	7.2%	Central African Republic
2010s	31.6%	31.4%	0.2%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, male, Central African Republic or Mali?: Central African Republic, at 31.5% against 30.9% in Mali as of 2012.
What is the difference in children out of school, male between Central African Republic and Mali?: 0.6%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mali?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Central African Republic and Mali rank globally for children out of school, male?: Central African Republic ranks 15th and Mali ranks 16th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)
Unit: % of male primary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 3,664 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.