Children out of school, primary, male in Mali
Mali: Children out of school, primary, male was 533,418 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in Mali, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Mali recorded 533,418 for children out of school, primary, male in 2023.
The figure is up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Mali peaked at 645,009 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 356,835, in 1971.
That places Mali 14th out of 177 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 356,835 | — |
| 1999 | 508,640 | +42.5% |
| 2002 | 466,757 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 472,816 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 503,090 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 441,192 | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 445,348 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 440,622 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 391,085 | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 401,457 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 414,946 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 469,968 | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 570,500 | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 636,028 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 631,605 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 573,198 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 645,009 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 533,418 | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 356,835 | 356,835 | 356,835 | 1 |
| 1990s | 508,640 | 508,640 | 508,640 | 1 |
| 2000s | 451,559 | 391,085 | 503,090 | 7 |
| 2010s | 542,839 | 401,457 | 645,009 | 8 |
| 2020s | 533,418 | 533,418 | 533,418 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 11 Philippines 744,103 compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 703,431 compare
- 13 Yemen 688,200 compare
- 15 United States 517,634 compare
- 16 Senegal 473,825 compare
- 17 Somalia 388,894 compare
More education data for Mali
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,136 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,246 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.88 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 58,904 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.26 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Mali?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Mali was 533,418 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 645,009 in 2018.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 356,835 in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Mali ranks 14th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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, male. 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.