How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?

6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Niger: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Mali

1.40 million number

in 2018

Niger

1.69 million number

in 2017

Mali rank

4th

Niger rank

3rd

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Mali
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.69 million number against 1.40 million number in Mali, a difference of 288,540 number.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 4th and Niger ranks 3rd of 136 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	847,292 number	1.51 million number	663,588 number	Niger
2010s	1.02 million number	1.61 million number	587,322 number	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Mali or Niger?: Niger, at 1.69 million number against 1.40 million number in Mali as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Mali and Niger?: 288,540 number, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Mali and Niger rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Mali ranks 4th and Niger ranks 3rd of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/