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

8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Burkina Faso

1.65 million number

in 2019

Mali

2.06 million number

in 2018

Burkina Faso rank

6th

Mali rank

4th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 2.06 million number against 1.65 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 412,070 number.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Mali ranks 4th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mali	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.85 million number	1.28 million number	562,520 number	Burkina Faso
2010s	1.67 million number	1.63 million number	41,041 number	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Burkina Faso or Mali?: Mali, at 2.06 million number against 1.65 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 412,070 number, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Mali ranks 4th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/