Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Mali
Mali: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender was 0.9879 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9879 modelled data
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
154th
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.9879 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.5328 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mali, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mali is 0.9879 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mali peaked at 0.9879 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5328 modelled data, in 1981.
Mali ranks 154th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted … modelled data gender in Mali, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5328 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.5391 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5436 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5454 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5476 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.547 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5458 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5479 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5532 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5565 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5609 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5629 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5603 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.557 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5505 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5451 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5409 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5458 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5575 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5737 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5949 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6149 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6321 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6456 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6546 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6585 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6652 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6784 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6972 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7197 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7417 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7618 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.781 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7975 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.812 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8273 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8458 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8622 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8801 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8981 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9128 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9298 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9479 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9667 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9879 modelled data | +2.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.9879 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.9879 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 modelled data, 90% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5447 modelled data | 0.5328 modelled data | 0.5532 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5537 modelled data | 0.5409 modelled data | 0.5629 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6415 modelled data | 0.5737 modelled data | 0.6972 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8029 modelled data | 0.7197 modelled data | 0.8801 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9405 modelled data | 0.8981 modelled data | 0.9879 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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mali?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mali was 0.9879 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9879 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5328 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Mali rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mali ranks 154th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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, primary 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