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

5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.

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.

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

Ethiopia

6.94 million number

in 2015

Mali

2.06 million number

in 2018

Ethiopia rank

1st

Mali rank

4th

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

Ethiopia
Mali

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 6.94 million number against 2.06 million number in Mali, a difference of 4.88 million number.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.4 times Mali's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 1st and Mali ranks 4th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Mali	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.94 million number	1.28 million number	5.65 million number	Ethiopia
2010s	6.99 million number	1.46 million number	5.53 million number	Ethiopia

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, Ethiopia or Mali?: Ethiopia, at 6.94 million number against 2.06 million number in Mali as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Ethiopia and Mali?: 4.88 million number, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mali?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do Ethiopia and Mali rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Ethiopia ranks 1st 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/