Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Mali
Mali: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.42 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Mali, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Mali is 0.42 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Mali peaked at 0.42 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.24 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Mali 53rd out of 55 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Mali, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.24 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.28 LPIA | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.28 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.31 LPIA | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.32 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.42 LPIA | +31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.24 LPIA | 0.24 LPIA | 0.24 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2975 LPIA | 0.28 LPIA | 0.32 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.42 LPIA | 0.42 LPIA | 0.42 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 50 Mozambique 0.46 LPIA compare
- 51 Afghanistan 0.45 LPIA compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 0.44 LPIA compare
- 54 Niger 0.32 LPIA compare
- 55 Guinea 0.26 LPIA compare
More education data for Mali
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,395 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Mali?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Mali was 0.42 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Mali rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
- Mali ranks 53rd out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release