Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Mali
Mali: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 27.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.7%
World rank
85th
of 89 countries
All-time high
27.7%
in 2024
All-time low
5.7%
in 1976
Years of data
9
1976–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Mali, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Mali stood at 27.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Mali peaked at 27.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1976.
Mali ranks 85th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5.7% | — |
| 1998 | 11.9% | +107.1% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +33.7% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +15.9% |
| 2024 | 27.7% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.9% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 18.9% | 25.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 82 Côte d'Ivoire 40.3% compare
- 83 Burkina Faso 35.7% compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 33.9% compare
- 86 Guinea 27.7% compare
- 87 Afghanistan 26.6% compare
- 88 Niger 25.7% 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 in Mali?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Mali was 27.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1976.
- How does Mali rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Mali ranks 85th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release