Children out of school, primary, female in Mali
Mali: Children out of school, primary, female was 653,474 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, female in Mali, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, female in Mali is 653,474, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Mali peaked at 747,816 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 397,766, in 1971.
Mali ranks 14th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 397,766 | — |
| 1999 | 619,485 | +55.7% |
| 2002 | 582,239 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 591,479 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 580,276 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 562,521 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 560,444 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 555,312 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 518,014 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 524,225 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 532,675 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 582,086 | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 669,447 | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 735,566 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 747,816 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 684,675 | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 745,214 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 653,474 | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 397,766 | 397,766 | 397,766 | 1 |
| 1990s | 619,485 | 619,485 | 619,485 | 1 |
| 2000s | 564,326 | 518,014 | 591,479 | 7 |
| 2010s | 652,713 | 524,225 | 747,816 | 8 |
| 2020s | 653,474 | 653,474 | 653,474 | 1 |
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More education data for Mali
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,920 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Mali?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Mali was 653,474 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 747,816 in 2016.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 397,766 in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Mali ranks 14th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.