Mali vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Mali
63.2%
in 2018
Niger
73.2%
in 2017
Mali rank
3rd
Niger rank
1st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Mali
  • Niger
020406080100199920082018

How they compare

Niger currently reports 73.2% against 63.2% in Mali, a difference of 10.0%.

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 3rd and Niger ranks 1st of 142 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 63.1% 85.4% 22.3% Niger
2010s 59.8% 79.3% 19.5% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Mali or Niger?
Niger, at 73.2% against 63.2% in Mali as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Mali and Niger?
10.0%, 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Mali ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 1st of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/