How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.

Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Mali

71.4%

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

53.1%

in 2019

Mali rank

3rd

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

6th

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

Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Mali currently reports 71.4% against 53.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 18.3%.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	69.2%	55.8%	13.4%	Mali
2010s	66.7%	53.6%	13.2%	Mali

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, male, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Mali, at 71.4% against 53.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 18.3%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2018.
How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?: Mali ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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