Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Mali
Mali: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 58.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Mali, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2018, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Mali stood at 58.9%.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Mali peaked at 69.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1971.
Mali ranks 178th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.0% | — |
| 1972 | 17.7% | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 18.1% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 20.5% | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 20.7% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 44.0% | +113.0% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 62.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.8% | 17.0% | 20.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 51.6% | 60.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 58.9% | 69.3% | 9 |
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More education data for Mali
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 512,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 82,198 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,509 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.97 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1251 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Mali?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Mali was 58.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Mali ranks 178th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.