Mali vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mali
55.1%
in 2025
Niger
70.6%
in 2025
Mali rank
4th
Niger rank
2nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 70.6% against 55.1% in Mali, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Mali's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 4th and Niger ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 82.4% | 21.3% | Niger |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 70.4% | 16.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 68.5% | 10.1% | Niger |
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, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 70.6% 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 Mali and Niger?
- 15.5%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mali ranks 4th and Niger ranks 2nd 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