Equatorial Guinea vs Mali: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Equatorial Guinea
65.5%
in 2025
Mali
55.1%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
3rd
Mali rank
4th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Mali
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 65.5% against 55.1% in Mali, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mali ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Mali ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 61.1% | 10.7% | Mali |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 54.4% | 9.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 58.4% | 7.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Equatorial Guinea or Mali?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 65.5% against 55.1% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Equatorial Guinea and Mali?
- 10.4%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Mali?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Mali rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd and Mali ranks 4th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release