Education in Mali 3,069 indicators covering education for Mali. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 57,222 2023 up 29.9% 12th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2015 up 414.4% 60th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 55.1% 2025 up 3.6% 4th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 58.2% 2025 up 1.2% 6th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 52.2% 2025 up 6.7% 6th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 77.0% 2025 up 9.5% 4th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 80.5% 2025 up 6.3% 3rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 73.6% 2025 up 13.2% 7th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 29.2% 2025 down 29.6% 19th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 32.2% 2025 down 27.1% 18th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 26.2% 2025 down 32.6% 24th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.09 modelled data 2025 down 4.9% 41st Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 520,749 2023 up 83.6% 61st Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7077 GPIA 2018 down 0.9% 95th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.2% 2023 up 51.7% 99th Primary education, pupils 46.6% 2018 up 3.9% 185th Inequality in education 0.4062 2023 down 0.9% 23rd Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 21.1% 2012 down 11.3% 6th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 23.7% 2018 up 45.0% 173rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 34.0% 2018 up 22.8% 163rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.6981 GPI 2018 up 18.0% 172nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 236,622 2023 up 115.0% 64th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.1 modelled data 2025 down 4.0% 49th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 3 2025 down 25.0% 10th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 139th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 284,127 2023 up 63.7% 59th Start month of the academic school year 10 tertiary education 2022 down 9.1% 9th End month of the academic school year 6 tertiary education 2022 down 40.0% 134th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 69,617 2023 up 3.5% 15th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1.19 modelled data 2025 up 5.9% 31st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 12.2% 2011 down 2.2% 22nd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 12.9% 2011 up 3.3% 25th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.4% 2015 up 1,163.4% 78th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 44.3% 2023 down 11.8% 189th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2015 up 105.9% 108th Persistence to grade 5, female 67.7% 2011 down 14.7% 131st Persistence to grade 5, male 73.5% 2011 down 16.6% 118th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 64.2% 2023 down 1.1% 194th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 43.2% 2023 down 6.8% 191st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 45.4% 2023 down 15.9% 186th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.952 GPIA 2023 up 10.9% 171st Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 3.6% 2015 down 67.5% 79th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2015 up 105.9% 111th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 10.0% 2015 down 61.9% 77th School enrollment, secondary 29.9% 2018 up 8.1% 146th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 3.87 million 2018 up 29.2% 11th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 5.64 years 2023 down 1.6% 196th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 61.5% 2023 down 2.5% 194th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9195 GPIA 2023 up 8.3% 187th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 66.8% 2023 down 10.0% 193rd Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 down 25.0% 104th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 40,337 2023 up 7.6% 10th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 52,034 2023 up 17.3% 9th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 2.35 million 2025 down 7.6% 38th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 2.85 million 2018 up 18.0% 9th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 6.71 million 2018 up 24.2% 10th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 58.0% 2018 up 5.5% 37th ← Previous Page 11 of 52 Next →