Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mali

Mali: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 2.06 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.06 million number
Change on year
up 17.7%
World rank
4th
of 149 countries
All-time high
2.06 million number
in 2018
All-time low
1.07 million number
in 1971
Years of data
13
1971–2018

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mali, 1971–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1971199420181971: 1.1M number1972: 1.1M number1973: 1.1M number1974: 1.1M number2009: 1.3M number2010: 1.3M number2011: 1.3M number2013: 1.6M number2014: 1.6M number2015: 1.7M number2016: 1.7M number2017: 1.8M number2018: 2.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mali is 2.06 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mali peaked at 2.06 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.07 million number, in 1971.

That places Mali 4th out of 149 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Mali, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 1.07 million number
1972 1.07 million number +0.6%
1973 1.08 million number +1.1%
1974 1.10 million number +1.1%
2009 1.28 million number +17.3%
2010 1.29 million number +0.5%
2011 1.28 million number -0.6%
2013 1.57 million number +22.0%
2014 1.57 million number +0.1%
2015 1.70 million number +8.6%
2016 1.72 million number +1.2%
2017 1.75 million number +1.7%
2018 2.06 million number +17.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.08 million number 1.07 million number 1.10 million number 4
2000s 1.28 million number 1.28 million number 1.28 million number 1
2010s 1.62 million number 1.28 million number 2.06 million number 8

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 1 Ethiopia 6.94 million number compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 3.85 million number compare
  3. 3 Niger 2.53 million number compare
  4. 5 Chad 1.70 million number compare
  5. 6 Burkina Faso 1.65 million number compare
  6. 7 Philippines 1.40 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mali?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Mali was 2.06 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 2.06 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 1971.
How does Mali rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Mali ranks 4th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/