Education in Mali 152 indicators covering education for Mali. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 56.5% 2012 down 24.4% 153rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 7,714 2024 down 11.6% 15th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 5,072 2024 up 12.8% 18th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 5,061 2024 up 34.8% 28th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 5,476 2024 up 45.2% 34th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 76.1% 2017 up 2.2% 179th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 84.0% 2017 down 1.1% 174th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 2.7% 2100 down 35.2% 23rd Number of adults with no formal education by region 1.91 million people 2100 down 33.2% 16th Population by level of education 10.51 million people 2100 up 18.3% 56th Repeaters, primary, female 19.4% 2017 up 12.0% 7th Repeaters, primary, male 19.9% 2017 up 19.5% 7th School enrollment, secondary, private 53.0% 2023 up 34.4% 14th School enrollment, primary 58.9% 2018 down 1.9% 180th Over-age students, primary 7.1% 2018 down 34.9% 84th Secondary education, teachers 13.3% 2023 down 13.9% 189th School enrollment, primary, female 55.8% 2018 up 2.9% 162nd School enrollment, primary, male 62.0% 2018 down 5.9% 160th Over-age students, primary, male 7.2% 2018 down 37.4% 91st Over-age students, primary, female 6.9% 2018 down 31.2% 83rd Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Progression to secondary school 78.3% 2016 down 9.3% 142nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 58.9% 2018 down 1.9% 178th Primary education, pupils 46.6% 2018 up 3.9% 185th Persistence to grade 5, female 67.7% 2011 down 14.7% 131st Persistence to grade 5, male 73.5% 2011 down 16.6% 118th School enrollment, secondary 29.9% 2018 up 8.1% 146th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 down 25.0% 104th Progression to secondary school, male 77.2% 2016 down 9.6% 136th School enrollment, secondary, female 26.8% 2018 up 24.3% 144th School enrollment, secondary, male 33.0% 2018 down 2.1% 139th Progression to secondary school, female 79.6% 2016 up 12.3% 131st Expenditure on tertiary education 17.3% 2017 up 7.6% 97th Literacy rate, youth female 43.1% 2024 up 10.0% 103rd Children out of school, primary 1.19 million 2023 down 2.2% 12th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 55.8% 2018 up 2.9% 161st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 62.0% 2018 down 5.9% 160th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.75 GPI 2024 up 15.4% 92nd Literacy rate, youth male 57.2% 2024 down 5.4% 94th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 37.83 2018 down 26.5% 26th Literacy rate, youth total 50.3% 2024 up 1.9% 94th Expenditure on secondary education 37.0% 2017 down 15.0% 53rd Expenditure on primary education 44.7% 2017 up 14.5% 31st Secondary education, pupils 44.5% 2018 up 15.1% 183rd Children out of school, primary, female 653,474 2023 up 12.3% 14th Children out of school, primary, male 533,418 2023 up 13.5% 14th Literacy rate, adult total 35.6% 2024 up 7.7% 87th Literacy rate, adult male 45.2% 2024 up 0.2% 87th Trained teachers in preprimary education 16.6% 2023 down 71.6% 106th Adolescents out of school 56.3% 2018 up 0.6% 8th Current education expenditure, total 98.0% 2021 up 6.2% 19th Current education expenditure, primary 99.4% 2021 up 2.4% 19th Current education expenditure, secondary 98.4% 2021 up 4.4% 23rd Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 17.43 2017 down 27.3% 75th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 19.64 2018 down 47.7% 67th Current education expenditure, tertiary 90.2% 2021 up 10.2% 64th Adolescents out of school, female 59.5% 2018 down 7.2% 6th Adolescents out of school, male 53.1% 2018 up 10.8% 11th Net intake rate in grade 1 22.0% 2017 down 12.4% 117th Trained teachers in lower secondary education 44.3% 2023 down 38.9% 79th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →