Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Mali
Mali: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 29.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Mali, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 29.0% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Mali peaked at 48.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2023.
That places Mali 164th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 46.8% | — |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | -29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.8% | 46.8% | 46.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 40.5% | 48.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.97 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.42 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Mali?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Mali was 29.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Mali ranks 164th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release