Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Mali

Share of children out of school in Mali in 2023 — 34.01%. Ranked 142 in the world out of 146. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 49.59 pp.

2023 34.01% −11.06 pp vs 2018
World rank 142of 146
Period maximum 83.6%1971
Period minimum 34.01%2023

Trend over time

1971–2023 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Mali, 1971–20232040608010019711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 83.6%1972: 83%1973: 82.65%1974: 80.24%1977: 80.33%1999: 59.96%2002: 52.28%2003: 51.89%2004: 51.54%2005: 46.52%2006: 45.27%2007: 43.35%2009: 36.73%2010: 35.9%2011: 35.25%2012: 37.52%2013: 41.59%2014: 40.82%2015: 43.43%2016: 42.07%2017: 37%2018: 45.07%2023: 34.01%
Change over the period: −49.59 pp Annual average: -0.95 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mali

Mali 34.01%
World computed 8.88%
Share of children out of school — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 34.01
2018 45.07 +8.07 pp
2017 37 −5.07 pp
2016 42.07 −1.36 pp
2015 43.43 +2.61 pp
2014 40.82 −0.77 pp
2013 41.59 +4.07 pp
2012 37.52 +2.27 pp
2011 35.25 −0.65 pp
2010 35.9 −0.83 pp
2009 36.73
2007 43.35 −1.93 pp
2006 45.27 −1.25 pp
2005 46.52 −5.02 pp
2004 51.54 −0.35 pp
2003 51.89 −0.39 pp
2002 52.28
1999 59.96
1977 80.33
1974 80.24 −2.4 pp
1973 82.65 −0.36 pp
1972 83 −0.59 pp
1971 83.6

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.