Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mali

Mali: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 63.2% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
63.2%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
3rd
of 142 countries
All-time high
63.2%
in 2018
All-time low
56.1%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2009–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mali, 2009–2018

02040602009201320182009: 63.1 %2010: 62.1 %2011: 60.6 %2013: 59 %2014: 57 %2015: 57.2 %2016: 56.1 %2017: 62.3 %2018: 63.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mali stood at 63.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mali peaked at 63.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 2016.

That places Mali 3rd out of 142 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Mali, 2009 to 2018.
Year % Change
2009 63.1%
2010 62.1% -1.7%
2011 60.6% -2.4%
2013 59.0% -2.6%
2014 57.0% -3.4%
2015 57.2% +0.3%
2016 56.1% -1.9%
2017 62.3% +11.0%
2018 63.2% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.1% 63.1% 63.1% 1
2010s 59.7% 56.1% 63.2% 8

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 1 Niger 73.2% compare
  2. 2 Chad 68.5% compare
  3. 4 Guinea 57.7% compare
  4. 5 Djibouti 55.6% compare
  5. 6 Ethiopia 55.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mali?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Mali was 63.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 2016.
How does Mali rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Mali ranks 3rd out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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/