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
020406080100197119942018

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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.