Education in Mali

3,069 indicators covering education for Mali.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 0.935 GPIA 2011 up 6.4% 158th
School enrollment, primary 58.9% 2018 down 1.9% 180th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 59.4% 2011 down 15.5% 144th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 63.5% 2011 down 20.6% 133rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 1.4% 99th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 44.2% 2018 down 3.6% 6th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 37.9% 2018 up 11.2% 6th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 32.1% 2024 up 19.9% 83rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 28.1% 2023 down 1.2% 179th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 21.5% 2024 up 40.9% 83rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 42.5% 2024 up 6.0% 85th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.51 GPIA 2024 up 34.2% 82nd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 5.8% 2024 up 116.9% 84th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 35.6% 2024 up 7.7% 87th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 27.7% 2024 up 25.0% 85th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 45.2% 2024 up 0.2% 87th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 50.3% 2024 up 1.9% 94th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.61 GPIA 2024 up 24.5% 84th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 57.2% 2024 down 5.4% 94th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 0.75 GPIA 2024 up 15.4% 92nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 50.3% 2017 up 6.8% 171st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 2,073 2023 down 4.8% 99th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 6,852 2023 up 36.5% 90th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 down 100.0% 159th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 2,471 2023 up 73.2% 16th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 803 2023 up 782.4% 78th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 1,324 2023 up 9.2% 15th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 67 2023 up 235.0% 57th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 3 2023 95th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 22.5% 35th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 35.1% 2023 down 0.5% 33rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 137.3% 84th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 43.1% 2024 up 10.0% 103rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 22.8% 31st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 126th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.8992 GPI 2018 up 9.4% 179th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 15 2023 down 25.0% 114th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 15 2023 down 25.0% 103rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 526.2% 122nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.6% 2023 down 3.4% 176th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 down 32.6% 175th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 159th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 45.8% 147th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 31.9% 2023 up 7.7% 205th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 45.8% 152nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.8158 GPIA 2023 down 13.2% 80th
Share of students studying abroad 10.6% 2015 down 39.8% 57th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 1.07 million 2018 up 11.4% 6th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 821,005 2018 up 9.0% 6th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 1.89 million 2018 up 10.4% 6th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 57.0% 2018 up 1.8% 14th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 70,193 2023 up 59.0% 22nd
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 10 2025 unchanged 1st
End month of the academic school year 6 2025 unchanged 105th
Enrolment in primary education, female 1.15 million number 2018 up 41.2% 58th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 27.2% 2023 up 9.5% 181st
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 28.9% 2023 down 9.3% 180th