Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mali
Mali: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 41.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mali, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mali stood at 41.0%.
The figure is up 25.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mali peaked at 83.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 2011.
Mali ranks 7th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 83.0% | — |
| 1972 | 82.3% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 81.9% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 79.5% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 79.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | -29.5% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.3% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +25.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 41.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.9%, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 41.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.4%, 3.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +25.8% | 32.6% | 41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.2% | 79.3% | 83.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 32.8% | 48.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 30.7% | 41.0% | 9 |
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, both sexes in Mali?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Mali was 41.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 2011.
- How does Mali rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Mali ranks 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/