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

9 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Mali

972,275 number

in 2018

World

58.45 million number

in 2019

Mali rank

4th

World rank

1st

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

Mali
World

How they compare

World currently reports 58.45 million number against 972,275 number in Mali, a difference of 57.48 million number.

That makes World's figure about 60.1 times Mali's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 148 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	World	Difference	Ahead
1970s	511,511 number	75.76 million number	75.25 million number	World
2000s	538,590 number	63.13 million number	62.59 million number	World
2010s	733,895 number	59.77 million number	59.04 million number	World

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 World?: World, at 58.45 million number against 972,275 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 World?: 57.48 million number, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and World?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Mali and World rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Mali ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 148 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, 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/