Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mali
Mali: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 73.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mali, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mali is 73.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mali peaked at 73.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2010.
That places Mali 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.4% | — |
| 2001 | 70.0% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 69.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 68.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 65.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 65.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.1% | 64.1% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 63.8% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 69.7% | 73.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 75.9% compare
- 5 Burundi 75.3% compare
- 6 Tanzania, United Republic of 75.2% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 71.0% compare
- 9 Ethiopia 70.7% compare
- 10 Chad 70.5% 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, male in Mali?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Mali was 73.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2010.
- How does Mali rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Mali ranks 7th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release