Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Mali
Mali: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.8434 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8434 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
151st
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.8434 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3174 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Mali, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3174 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3293 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3353 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3443 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3491 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3563 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3617 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3688 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3741 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3831 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3914 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4048 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4089 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4114 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4158 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4082 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4021 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3937 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3933 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3965 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4066 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4216 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4371 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4481 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4584 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4713 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4861 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.502 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5138 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5265 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5433 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5619 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5799 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5954 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.613 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6362 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6697 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6987 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7246 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7448 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7644 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7868 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8129 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8341 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.8434 modelled data | +1.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.8434 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1 modelled data, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.8434 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 62.8 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 65.99 (2023)
- 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)
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