Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Mali
Mali: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 34.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Mali, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 34.0% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Mali peaked at 83.6% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2023.
That places Mali 14th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 83.6% | — |
| 1972 | 83.0% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 82.6% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 80.2% | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | -25.4% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 35.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.0% | 80.2% | 83.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 36.7% | 52.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 35.2% | 45.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Mali
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 690,765 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 165,707 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83,150 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,136 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,246 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.88 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Mali?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Mali was 34.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Mali ranks 14th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.