Girls and boys who are out of school in Mali
Mali: Girls and boys who are out of school was 653,474 girls in 2023. ▲ Rising
Girls and boys who are out of school in Mali, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
In 2023, girls and boys who are out of school in Mali stood at 653,474 girls.
That represents a change of up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, girls and boys who are out of school in Mali peaked at 747,816 girls in 2016 and was at its lowest, 397,766 girls, in 1971.
Mali ranks 14th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Mali, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 397,766 girls | — |
| 1999 | 619,485 girls | +55.7% |
| 2002 | 582,239 girls | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 591,479 girls | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 580,276 girls | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 562,521 girls | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 560,444 girls | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 555,312 girls | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 518,014 girls | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 524,225 girls | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 532,675 girls | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 582,086 girls | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 669,447 girls | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 735,566 girls | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 747,816 girls | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 684,675 girls | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 745,214 girls | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 653,474 girls | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 397,766 girls | 397,766 girls | 397,766 girls | 1 |
| 1990s | 619,485 girls | 619,485 girls | 619,485 girls | 1 |
| 2000s | 564,326 girls | 518,014 girls | 591,479 girls | 7 |
| 2010s | 652,713 girls | 524,225 girls | 747,816 girls | 8 |
| 2020s | 653,474 girls | 653,474 girls | 653,474 girls | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 11 Yemen 863,289 girls compare
- 12 Tanzania, United Republic of 822,227 girls compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 659,756 girls compare
- 15 Chad 519,892 girls compare
- 16 United States of America 448,218 girls compare
- 17 Somalia 414,337 girls 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 girls and boys who are out of school in Mali?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Mali was 653,474 girls in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 747,816 girls in 2016.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 397,766 girls in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Mali ranks 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.