Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mali
Mali: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 827,846 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mali, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mali stood at 827,846. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mali peaked at 827,846 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 348,816, in 1971.
Mali ranks 16th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 348,816 | — |
| 1972 | 354,621 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 357,595 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 376,999 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 587,303 | +55.8% |
| 2010 | 584,833 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 570,529 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 595,303 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 610,578 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 620,831 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 637,108 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 659,842 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 820,182 | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 827,846 | +0.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 827,846 is above the median for low income countries, which is 644,653, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mali's 827,846 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 193,801, 4.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +55.8% | 376,999 | 587,303 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 359,508 | 348,816 | 376,999 | 4 |
| 2000s | 587,303 | 587,303 | 587,303 | 1 |
| 2010s | 658,561 | 570,529 | 827,846 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 930,861 compare
- 14 Yemen 899,474 compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 889,836 compare
- 17 Iraq 697,585 compare
- 18 Mozambique 644,653 compare
- 19 Mexico 617,011 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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mali?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mali was 827,846 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 827,846 in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 348,816 in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Mali ranks 16th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release