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

Latest (2018)
718,713 number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
13th
of 150 countries
All-time high
718,986 number
in 2017
All-time low
343,142 number
in 1971
Years of data
13
1971–2018

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Mali, 1971–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1971199420181971: 343.1k number1972: 344.1k number1973: 343.6k number1974: 360.4k number2009: 521.6k number2010: 524.3k number2011: 512.1k number2013: 549.5k number2014: 533.9k number2015: 544.9k number2016: 566.0k number2017: 719.0k number2018: 718.7k number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Mali, 1971 to 2018.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +44.7% 360,372 number 521,552 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 858,211 number compare
  2. 11 Myanmar 848,088 number compare
  3. 12 Cameroon 808,212 number compare
  4. 14 Guinea 559,421 number compare
  5. 15 Iraq 551,278 number compare
  6. 16 Yemen 543,228 number compare

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.