Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mali

Mali: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 893,167 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
893,167 number
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
15th
of 147 countries
All-time high
893,167 number
in 2018
All-time low
648,827 number
in 2008
Years of data
10
2008–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mali, 2008–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2008201320182008: 648.8k number2009: 659.4k number2010: 673.8k number2011: 694.3k number2013: 695.9k number2014: 711.3k number2015: 751.7k number2016: 757.8k number2017: 808.1k number2018: 893.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mali stood at 893,167 number. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mali peaked at 893,167 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 648,827 number, in 2008.

That places Mali 15th out of 147 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Mali, 2008 to 2018.
Year number Change
2008 648,827 number
2009 659,376 number +1.6%
2010 673,837 number +2.2%
2011 694,332 number +3.0%
2013 695,927 number +0.2%
2014 711,257 number +2.2%
2015 751,661 number +5.7%
2016 757,815 number +0.8%
2017 808,099 number +6.6%
2018 893,167 number +10.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 654,102 number 648,827 number 659,376 number 2
2010s 748,262 number 673,837 number 893,167 number 8

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 12 Côte d'Ivoire 973,911 number compare
  2. 13 Türkiye 920,969 number compare
  3. 14 Iraq 896,863 number
  4. 16 Myanmar 884,136 number compare
  5. 17 Burkina Faso 855,745 number compare
  6. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 854,168 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mali?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Mali was 893,167 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 893,167 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 648,827 number in 2008.
How does Mali rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Mali ranks 15th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.