Which has higher children out of school, male, Lesotho or Mali?

Lesotho, at 32.6% against 30.9% in Mali as of 2024.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.

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.

Lesotho vs Mali: Children out of school, male

Lesotho

32.6%

in 2024

Mali

30.9%

in 2023

Lesotho rank

14th

Mali rank

16th

Children out of school, male over time

Lesotho
Mali

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 32.6% against 30.9% in Mali, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mali ahead.

Lesotho ranks 14th and Mali ranks 16th of 177 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.1%	53.5%	4.4%	Mali
2000s	19.1%	41.2%	22.1%	Mali
2010s	17.3%	35.6%	18.3%	Mali
2020s	31.1%	30.9%	0.2%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, male, Lesotho or Mali?: Lesotho, at 32.6% against 30.9% in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, male between Lesotho and Mali?: 1.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mali?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Mali rank globally for children out of school, male?: Lesotho ranks 14th 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.