Mali vs Senegal: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Mali
51.1%
in 2018
Senegal
48.6%
in 2024
Mali rank
3rd
Senegal rank
5th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Mali
- Senegal
How they compare
Mali currently reports 51.1% against 48.6% in Senegal, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 3rd and Senegal ranks 5th of 178 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Mali or Senegal?
- Mali, at 51.1% against 48.6% in Senegal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Mali and Senegal?
- 2.5%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2015.
- How do Mali and Senegal rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Mali ranks 3rd and Senegal ranks 5th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper 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
February 2026 Data Release