Eritrea vs Mali: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Eritrea
45.0%
in 2018
Mali
37.9%
in 2018
Eritrea rank
4th
Mali rank
6th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male over time

  • Eritrea
  • Mali
020406080197119942018

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 45.0% against 37.9% in Mali, a difference of 7.1%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 4th and Mali ranks 6th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 51.1% 49.0% 2.1% Eritrea
2000s 18.3% 37.4% 19.1% Mali
2010s 34.6% 30.8% 3.8% Eritrea

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, male, Eritrea or Mali?
Eritrea, at 45.0% against 37.9% in Mali as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Eritrea and Mali?
7.1%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mali?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Mali rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Eritrea ranks 4th and Mali ranks 6th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/