Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Mali

Mali: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 166,230 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
166,230 number
Change on year
up 14.6%
World rank
16th
of 132 countries
All-time high
166,230 number
in 2018
All-time low
109,428 number
in 2009
Years of data
8
2009–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Mali, 2009–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k2009201320182009: 109.4k number2010: 110.8k number2011: 113.9k number2014: 148.6k number2015: 156.6k number2016: 151.3k number2017: 145.1k number2018: 166.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Mali stood at 166,230 number. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Mali peaked at 166,230 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 109,428 number, in 2009.

Mali ranks 16th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Mali, 2009 to 2018.
Year number Change
2009 109,428 number
2010 110,802 number +1.3%
2011 113,857 number +2.8%
2014 148,561 number +30.5%
2015 156,598 number +5.4%
2016 151,328 number -3.4%
2017 145,077 number -4.1%
2018 166,230 number +14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 109,428 number 109,428 number 109,428 number 1
2010s 141,779 number 110,802 number 166,230 number 7

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 13 Indonesia 197,702 number compare
  2. 14 Philippines 190,257 number compare
  3. 15 Uzbekistan 178,301 number compare
  4. 17 Türkiye 161,531 number compare
  5. 18 Saudi Arabia 156,889 number compare
  6. 19 Syrian Arab Republic 153,816 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Mali?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Mali was 166,230 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 166,230 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 109,428 number in 2009.
How does Mali rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Mali ranks 16th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. 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, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/