Education in Mali

3,069 indicators covering education for Mali.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 0.753 units per square kilometre 2018 up 71.2% 185th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 7.4% 2020 up 139.9% 183rd
School enrollment, preprimary, female 7.8% 2020 up 137.2% 183rd
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate -5.18 % change on previous year 2017 down 135.1% 165th
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education -6.51 % change on previous year 2018 down 327.1% 182nd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 127,718 2018 up 69.7% 61st
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 61.6% 2011 down 18.8% 159th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0199 units per square kilometre 2015 up 224.6% 184th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0483 units per square kilometre 2015 up 288.5% 177th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 down 3.7% 40th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.3067 years 2015 up 193.3% 165th
Government expenditure on education, total 17.8% 2024 down 2.2% 36th
Secondary education, general pupils 45.0% 2018 up 17.5% 187th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,750 number 2018 up 119.4% 101st
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
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 131,114 number 2018 up 113.3% 104th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0064 number per person 2018 up 55.9% 184th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 329,550 2025 up 44.2% 44th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 321,625 2025 up 44.5% 43rd
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 651,175 2025 up 44.4% 44th
Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 99th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 91st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 13 years 2025 unchanged 5th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 down 25.0% 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 up 33.3% 14th
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th
Official entrance age to primary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 58,904 2015 up 288.5% 111th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 24,246 2015 up 224.6% 138th
Teachers in primary education, male 40,784 2023 up 15.7% 48th
Teachers in primary education, female 19,136 2023 up 28.9% 108th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 31.9% 2023 up 7.7% 205th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 72.8% 2023 up 2.7% 210th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.32 years 2023 up 2.5% 187th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.2% 2023 down 23.9% 85th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.2% 2023 down 12.3% 90th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 83,150 2015 up 267.4% 121st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.8% 2023 up 3.3% 136th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% 2023 up 1.8% 131st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 165,707 2023 up 99.2% 101st
Enrolment in secondary education, male 690,765 2023 up 38.2% 59th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 614,377 2023 up 60.6% 66th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 59,920 2023 up 19.6% 77th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.2% 2023 down 17.8% 90th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% 2023 up 2.5% 135th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 1.31 million 2023 up 47.9% 61st
Enrolment in primary education, male 1.57 million 2023 up 37.7% 51st
Enrolment in primary education, female 1.40 million 2023 up 44.2% 54th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 858,246 2025 up 50.2% 46th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 837,067 2025 up 50.9% 46th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 1.70 million 2025 up 50.5% 46th
School age population, secondary education, male 1.82 million 2025 up 47.7% 48th
School age population, secondary education, female 1.77 million 2025 up 48.2% 48th
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 3.59 million 2025 up 47.9% 48th