Bahamas vs Mali: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Bahamas
29.6%
in 2025
Mali
29.2%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
18th
Mali rank
19th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Bahamas
- Mali
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 29.6% against 29.2% in Mali, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mali ahead.
Bahamas ranks 18th and Mali ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 49.2% | 43.4% | Mali |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 40.9% | 29.0% | Mali |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 33.1% | 6.1% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Bahamas or Mali?
- Bahamas, at 29.6% against 29.2% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Bahamas and Mali?
- 0.4%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Mali?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Mali rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Bahamas ranks 18th and Mali ranks 19th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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