Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mali
Mali: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.8434 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mali, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mali stood at 0.8434 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mali peaked at 0.8434 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3174 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Mali 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3485 modelled data | 0.3174 modelled data | 0.3741 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4013 modelled data | 0.3831 modelled data | 0.4158 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4541 modelled data | 0.3965 modelled data | 0.5138 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6149 modelled data | 0.5265 modelled data | 0.7246 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7977 modelled data | 0.7448 modelled data | 0.8434 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Mali
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,920 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 72.8 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mali?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Mali was 0.8434 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8434 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3174 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Mali rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Mali ranks 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release