Primary education, teachers in Mali
Mali: Primary education, teachers was 31.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Mali, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Mali recorded 31.9% for primary education, teachers in 2023. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Mali peaked at 31.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1977.
That places Mali 193rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.6% | 18.2% | 19.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 19.0% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 21.8% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 21.8% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 27.8% | 31.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 190 Sierra Leone 33.8% compare
- 191 Haiti 32.4% compare
- 192 Democratic Republic of Congo 32.4% compare
- 194 Benin 29.6% compare
- 195 Togo 22.4% compare
- 196 Guinea-Bissau 21.8% compare
More education data for Mali
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 59,920 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 69.4% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 76.1% (2023)
- Labor force, female 39.1% (2025)
- Labor force, total 9.16 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Mali?
- Primary education, teachers in Mali was 31.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1977.
- How does Mali rank for primary education, teachers?
- Mali ranks 193rd out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.