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 718,713 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mali, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mali stood at 718,713 number.
The figure is up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mali peaked at 718,986 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 343,142 number, in 1971.
Mali ranks 13th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mali, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 343,142 number | — |
| 1972 | 344,141 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 343,649 number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 360,372 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 521,552 number | +44.7% |
| 2010 | 524,329 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 512,114 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 549,480 number | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 533,874 number | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 544,865 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 566,039 number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 718,986 number | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 718,713 number | -0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 718,713 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 788,462 number, 91% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mali's 718,713 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 208,105 number, 3.5× the median. (27 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 | +44.7% | 360,372 number | 521,552 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 347,826 number | 343,142 number | 360,372 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 521,552 number | 521,552 number | 521,552 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 583,550 number | 512,114 number | 718,986 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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 718,713 number 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 718,986 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 343,142 number in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Mali ranks 13th out of 150 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 37.8%. 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.
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.