How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?

13 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Mali

2.06 million number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa

63.48 million number

in 2019

Mali rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

6th

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

Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 63.48 million number against 2.06 million number in Mali, a difference of 61.42 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 30.8 times Mali's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 149 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.08 million number	42.98 million number	41.90 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	1.28 million number	55.33 million number	54.05 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	1.62 million number	59.36 million number	57.74 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

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, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 63.48 million number against 2.06 million number in Mali as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 61.42 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Mali ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th 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/