How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?

8 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Mali

49.4%

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa

35.3%

in 2019

Mali rank

3rd

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

3rd

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

Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Mali currently reports 49.4% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 14.1%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	44.4%	36.7%	7.7%	Mali
2010s	43.9%	35.8%	8.1%	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, male, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Mali, at 49.4% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 14.1%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Mali ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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