How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

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

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.

Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Mali

63.2%

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

45.8%

in 2019

Mali rank

3rd

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

4th

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

Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Mali currently reports 63.2% against 45.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 17.4%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Mali ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	63.1%	48.9%	14.2%	Mali
2010s	59.7%	46.8%	12.9%	Mali

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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Mali, at 63.2% against 45.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 17.4%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Mali ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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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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: 04 September 2026

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/