Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Mali
Mali: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 71.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Mali, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Mali stood at 71.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Mali peaked at 71.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2011.
That places Mali 13th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 51.7% | 59.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 71.0% | 71.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 59,920 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 69.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Mali?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Mali was 71.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2011.
- How does Mali rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Mali ranks 13th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.