Mali: Children out of school, primary, male

Key figures

Over five years it is down 17.3% from 645,009 in 2018 (3.73% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 49.49% from 356,835 in 1971 (0.78% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 35 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 13.3% in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.3% in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Mali had the 3rd highest value of the 30 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mali in the 2023 ranking

• Nigeria — 1st of 30: 4.39 million
• India — 2nd of 30: 815,165
• Kenya — 4th of 30: 386,718
• South Africa — 5th of 30: 229,187
• Russian Federation — 6th of 30: 109,598

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 18 values

Children out of school, primary, male in nearby economies

• Benin — 77,007 (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 703,431 (2024)
• Burundi — 352,121 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 10,087 (2022)
• Cameroon — 55,869 (2019)
• Chad — 335,149 (2024)
• Comoros — 11,077 (2024)
• Congo, Rep. — 87,114 (2023)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 313,204 (2024)
• Equatorial Guinea — 65,892 (2015)
• Eritrea

More education data for Mali

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.91 (2020)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.97 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 72.8% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 69.37% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 76.15% (2023)
• Primary education, teachers — 59,920 (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Mali's children out of school, primary, male?

533,418 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 49.49% from 356,835 in 1971 (0.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 645,009 in 2018 and the lowest 356,835 in 1971.

How does Mali rank?

3rd highest of 30 economies with data for 2023.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.MA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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