Mali vs Senegal: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Mali
47.8%
in 2018
Senegal
54.7%
in 2024
Mali rank
5th
Senegal rank
3rd
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Mali
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 54.7% against 47.8% in Mali, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Senegal ahead.
Mali ranks 5th and Senegal ranks 3rd of 171 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?
- Senegal, at 54.7% against 47.8% in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Mali and Senegal?
- 6.9%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?
- 5 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 5th and Senegal ranks 3rd of 171 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, male (%). 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