Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mali
Mali: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 44.4% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mali, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 44.4% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2018.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mali peaked at 84.4% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2011.
That places Mali 5th out of 181 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 84.4% | — |
| 1972 | 84.0% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 83.5% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 82.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | -48.7% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 43.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 44.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 34.2%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mali's 44.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.3%, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 | -48.7% | 82.8% | 42.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.7% | 82.8% | 84.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 42.4% | 42.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 40.0% | 45.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 2 Niger 54.7% compare
- 3 Cape Verde 49.9% compare
- 4 Central African Republic 46.2% compare
- 6 Burkina Faso 43.7% compare
- 7 Liberia 40.2% compare
- 8 Senegal 39.8% 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mali?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Mali was 44.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2011.
- How does Mali rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Mali ranks 5th out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release