Adolescents out of school in Mali
Mali: Adolescents out of school was 56.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Mali, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school in Mali is 56.3%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Mali peaked at 88.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2016.
That places Mali 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 86.3% | — |
| 1972 | 86.3% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 85.5% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 88.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 55.9% | -36.8% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.6% | 85.5% | 88.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 55.9% | 55.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 48.8% | 58.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 5 Central African Republic 60.1% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 59.3% compare
- 7 Chad 58.6% compare
- 9 Ethiopia 54.8% compare
- 10 Guinea 51.5% compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 51.3% compare
More education data for Mali
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,395 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 512,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 82,198 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,509 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.97 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1251 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Mali?
- Adolescents out of school in Mali was 56.3% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2016.
- How does Mali rank for adolescents out of school?
- Mali ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.