Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Mali
Mali: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 432,275 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Mali, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Mali stood at 432,275. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Mali peaked at 432,275 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 185,935, in 1971.
That places Mali 16th out of 163 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 185,935 | — |
| 2009 | 332,800 | +79.0% |
| 2010 | 329,673 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 323,636 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 332,287 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 339,248 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 333,186 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 363,379 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 426,492 | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 432,275 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 185,935 | 185,935 | 185,935 | 1 |
| 2000s | 332,800 | 332,800 | 332,800 | 1 |
| 2010s | 360,022 | 323,636 | 432,275 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 13 Yemen 492,173 compare
- 14 Iraq 442,848 compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 433,290 compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 409,970 compare
- 18 Mozambique 368,372 compare
- 19 Guinea 323,679 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, female in Mali?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Mali was 432,275 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 432,275 in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 185,935 in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Mali ranks 16th out of 163 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release