Mali vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Mali
75.1%
in 2018
Niger
86.1%
in 2017
Mali rank
3rd
Niger rank
1st

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Mali
  • Niger
020406080100199920082018

How they compare

Niger currently reports 86.1% against 75.1% in Mali, a difference of 11.0%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 1st of 147 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 74.9% 93.5% 18.6% Niger
2010s 71.6% 89.9% 18.3% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Mali or Niger?
Niger, at 86.1% against 75.1% in Mali as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Mali and Niger?
11.0%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Mali and Niger rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Mali ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 1st of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.