Which has higher children out of school, primary, Burkina Faso or Mali?

Burkina Faso, at 1.36 million against 1.19 million in Mali as of 2024.

What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Burkina Faso and Mali?

176,300, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Children out of school, primary

Burkina Faso

1.36 million

in 2024

Mali

1.19 million

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

11th

Mali rank

12th

Children out of school, primary over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.36 million against 1.19 million in Mali, a difference of 176,300.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Mali ranks 12th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1970s	796,573	783,068	13,505	Burkina Faso
1990s	1.29 million	1.13 million	164,960	Burkina Faso
2000s	1.21 million	1.02 million	193,661	Burkina Faso
2010s	985,628	1.20 million	211,955	Mali
2020s	1.65 million	1.19 million	460,410	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Burkina Faso or Mali?: Burkina Faso, at 1.36 million against 1.19 million in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 176,300, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Mali ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, primary
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.