How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.

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.

Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Mali

52.8%

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

36.7%

in 2019

Mali rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

3rd

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Mali currently reports 52.8% against 36.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 150 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	53.0%	39.7%	13.2%	Mali
2010s	49.2%	37.9%	11.3%	Mali

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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Mali, at 52.8% against 36.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 16.1%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Mali ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd 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: 18 September 2026

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.