Education in Mali 152 indicators covering education for Mali. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 51.8% 2025 up 5.0% 210th Population ages 0-14 45.8% 2025 down 4.6% 6th Lower secondary school starting age 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th Primary school starting age 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st School enrollment, primary 72.8% 2023 up 2.7% 199th Primary education, teachers 59,920 2023 up 19.6% 77th School enrollment, primary, female 69.4% 2023 down 1.1% 199th School enrollment, primary, male 76.1% 2023 down 5.4% 195th Labor force, total 9.16 million 2025 up 34.2% 60th Labor force, female 39.1% 2025 down 9.1% 145th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9075 GPI 2020 up 5.8% 188th School enrollment, secondary 38.9% 2023 down 0.9% 184th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 12.3 per 1,000 2024 up 1.7% 25th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 9.1 per 1,000 2024 down 9.9% 21st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 7.7 per 1,000 2024 down 20.6% 12th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 10.2 per 1,000 2024 down 32.9% 13th Secondary education, teachers 80,395 2023 up 75.6% 66th School enrollment, secondary, female 37.1% 2023 up 7.5% 185th School enrollment, secondary, male 40.7% 2023 down 7.2% 184th School enrollment, tertiary 5.1% 2015 up 172.0% 178th School enrollment, primary, private 35.1% 2023 down 0.5% 31st School enrollment, preprimary 7.6% 2020 up 138.5% 186th School enrollment, tertiary, male 7.2% 2015 up 188.3% 168th School enrollment, tertiary, female 3.0% 2015 up 139.7% 179th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.8761 GPI 2020 up 27.4% 176th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 0.4234 GPI 2015 down 16.9% 182nd Secondary education, teachers, female 10,669 2023 up 51.3% 113th Primary completion rate, female 47.1% 2023 up 1.9% 185th Primary completion rate, male 49.7% 2023 down 9.5% 181st Government expenditure on education, total 4.2% 2023 up 51.7% 97th Secondary education, general pupils 918,775 2018 up 71.2% 69th Lower secondary completion rate, total 28.1% 2023 down 1.2% 174th School enrollment, preprimary, female 7.8% 2020 up 137.2% 183rd School enrollment, preprimary, male 7.4% 2020 up 139.9% 183rd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 61.6% 2011 down 18.8% 159th Government expenditure on education, total 17.8% 2024 down 2.2% 36th Secondary education, general pupils 45.0% 2018 up 17.5% 187th Lower secondary completion rate, female 27.2% 2023 up 9.5% 176th Lower secondary completion rate, male 28.9% 2023 down 9.3% 175th Children out of school 34.0% 2023 down 18.2% 13th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 2.97 million 2023 up 43.7% 54th Secondary education, pupils 1.31 million 2023 up 47.9% 61st Persistence to last grade of primary, male 63.5% 2011 down 20.6% 134th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 59.4% 2011 down 15.5% 144th Secondary education, vocational pupils 127,718 2018 up 69.7% 61st Number of under-five deaths, male 36,651 2024 down 22.8% 17th Number of under-five deaths, female 31,613 2024 down 24.1% 16th Number of infant deaths, female 20,296 2024 down 16.8% 19th Number of infant deaths, male 24,937 2024 down 16.1% 21st Children out of school, female 37.2% 2023 down 11.5% 12th Children out of school, male 30.9% 2023 down 6.7% 16th Secondary education, vocational pupils 40.8% 2018 down 0.8% 102nd Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 80.1% 2017 up 0.4% 180th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.7% 2025 up 86.1% 149th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.0% 2025 up 126.3% 154th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.8% 2025 up 101.6% 152nd Primary education, teachers 31.9% 2023 up 7.7% 193rd Repeaters, primary, total 19.7% 2017 up 16.1% 6th Page 1 of 3 Next →