Education in Mali 3,069 indicators covering education for Mali. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, early childhood education, female 1.17 million 2025 down 7.6% 38th School age population, early childhood education, male 1.19 million 2025 down 7.7% 38th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 32.9% 2023 up 22.4% 174th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 43,514 2023 up 17.6% 20th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 202,227 2023 up 4.5% 14th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 5.87 years 2023 up 3.5% 194th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 5.4 years 2023 down 6.8% 196th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9201 GPIA 2023 down 9.9% 188th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 21.2% 2016 up 17.2% 7th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.2% 2018 down 0.8% 71st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 37.1% 2018 down 6.3% 48th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 30.3% 2023 up 43.2% 175th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.855 GPI 2023 up 31.1% 177th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 35.5% 2023 up 9.3% 170th Official entrance age to early childhood education 4 years 2025 up 33.3% 7th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 down 25.0% 106th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 46.9% 2017 up 8.1% 185th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 89,096 2023 down 0.3% 9th Progression to secondary school, male 77.2% 2016 down 9.6% 136th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 74.3% 2023 up 21.4% 118th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 83,150 number 2015 up 267.4% 119th School enrollment, secondary, female 26.8% 2018 up 24.3% 144th School enrollment, secondary, male 33.0% 2018 down 2.1% 139th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 25.7% 2023 down 33.7% 75th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 66.0% 2023 up 13.0% 193rd Government expenditure on education, US$ 842.61 millions 2021 up 72.7% 112th Progression to secondary school, female 79.6% 2016 up 12.3% 131st Expenditure on tertiary education 17.3% 2017 up 7.6% 97th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.3% 2021 up 20.9% 78th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 9,669 number 2018 up 85.5% 100th Literacy rate, youth female 43.1% 2024 up 10.0% 103rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 10.9% 2012 down 16.8% 24th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 52.8% 2018 down 0.4% 4th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 32,088 2023 up 7.3% 14th Children out of school, primary 1.19 million 2023 down 2.2% 12th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 1.19 million 2023 down 2.2% 12th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 37,529 2023 up 0.6% 14th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 34.0% 2023 down 18.2% 14th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 23,636 number 2018 up 106.5% 69th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 72.7% 2023 up 15.2% 112th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 76.2% 2023 up 30.9% 123rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 27.3% 2023 down 26.0% 78th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 23.8% 2023 down 43.1% 67th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 37,519 2023 up 96.4% 55th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 96,666 2023 up 10.4% 13th Enrolment in secondary education, female 465,559 number 2018 up 96.9% 70th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 down 100.0% 168th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 42,876 2023 up 60.7% 50th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 15.7% 2018 up 19.0% 132nd Teachers in lower secondary education, female 3,714 number 2018 up 145.8% 92nd Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 17.8% 2024 down 2.2% 36th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 105,561 2023 down 0.5% 14th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 6,691 2023 up 108.5% 91st Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 17.8% 2023 up 6.2% 148th Teachers in lower secondary education, male 30,828 2023 up 94.0% 36th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 9.3% 2023 down 35.6% 149th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 55.8% 2018 up 2.9% 161st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 338 number 2015 up 213.0% 110th ← Previous Page 12 of 52 Next →