Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mali
Mali: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 52.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mali, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mali is 52.8%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mali peaked at 88.0% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2016.
That places Mali 4th out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 86.1% | — |
| 1972 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 85.0% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | -39.8% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +22.1% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -4.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 52.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.6%, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mali's 52.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 2.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 | -39.8% | 88.0% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.2% | 85.0% | 88.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 45.0% | 55.0% | 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mali?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mali was 52.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 1974.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2016.
- How does Mali rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mali ranks 4th out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.