Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Mali
Mali: Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted was 0.568 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Mali, 1976–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.568 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mali peaked at 0.9774 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2578 GPIA, in 1976.
Mali ranks 129th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary … gender GPIA adjusted in Mali, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.2578 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9774 GPIA | +279.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5799 GPIA | -40.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6308 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6851 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5659 GPIA | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5858 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5803 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5984 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6031 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.568 GPIA | -5.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.568 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7015 GPIA, 81% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.568 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8474 GPIA, 67% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2578 GPIA | 0.2578 GPIA | 0.2578 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7787 GPIA | 0.5799 GPIA | 0.9774 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6077 GPIA | 0.5659 GPIA | 0.6851 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5855 GPIA | 0.568 GPIA | 0.6031 GPIA | 2 |
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 educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mali?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Mali was 0.568 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9774 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2578 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Mali rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Mali ranks 129th out of 133 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release