Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mali
Mali: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 1.19 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.19 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
31st
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.21 modelled data
in 2003
All-time low
1.11 modelled data
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mali, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Mali recorded 1.19 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mali peaked at 1.21 modelled data in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.11 modelled data, in 2017.
That places Mali 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mali, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.19 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.2 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.21 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.21 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.19 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.18 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.18 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.17 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.16 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.15 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.14 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.13 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.12 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.12 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.17 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.18 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 1.19 modelled data | +0.6% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 1.19 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mali's 1.19 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9519 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.19 modelled data | 1.17 modelled data | 1.21 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 1.16 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 1.19 modelled data | 6 |
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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Mali?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Mali was 1.19 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 modelled data in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 modelled data in 2017.
- How does Mali rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Mali ranks 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release