Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mali
Mali: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 80.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mali, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mali stood at 80.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mali peaked at 85.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2016.
Mali ranks 3rd 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.8% | — |
| 2001 | 85.1% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 80.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 78.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 75.8% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 79.6% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 75.4% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 77.9% | 80.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 1 Afghanistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Niger 86.9% compare
- 4 Madagascar 79.0% compare
- 5 Chad 78.8% compare
- 6 Tanzania, United Republic of 78.7% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mali?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Mali was 80.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2016.
- How does Mali rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Mali ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 youth of upper 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