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 58.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mali, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mali stood at 58.2%.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mali peaked at 73.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2014.
Mali ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.9% | — |
| 2001 | 73.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 65.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 59.2% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 58.2% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.7% | 62.0% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 57.3% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 58.2% | 63.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 3 Equatorial Guinea 65.8% compare
- 4 Chad 59.5% compare
- 5 South Sudan 58.7% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 55.6% compare
- 8 Ethiopia 52.1% compare
- 9 Djibouti 51.9% 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mali?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Mali was 58.2% in 2025, 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 73.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2014.
- How does Mali rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Mali ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release