Mali vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Mali
52.8%
in 2018
Niger
64.9%
in 2017
Mali rank
4th
Niger rank
1st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 64.9% against 52.8% in Mali, a difference of 12.1%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 4th and Niger ranks 1st of 150 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.0% | 95.7% | 7.7% | Niger |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 80.0% | 27.0% | Niger |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 71.5% | 22.9% | 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 64.9% against 52.8% in Mali as of 2017.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mali and Niger?
- 12.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
- 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 1st of 150 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.