Ethiopia vs Mali: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Ethiopia
49.2%
in 2015
Mali
56.3%
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
6th
Mali rank
5th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Mali
020406080100197119942018

How they compare

Mali currently reports 56.3% against 49.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 7.1%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Mali ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 6th and Mali ranks 5th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mali Difference Ahead
2000s 47.4% 61.8% 14.4% Mali
2010s 46.6% 54.3% 7.7% 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, Ethiopia or Mali?
Mali, at 56.3% against 49.2% in Ethiopia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ethiopia and Mali?
7.1%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mali?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Mali rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Ethiopia ranks 6th and Mali ranks 5th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.