Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Mali
Mali: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender was 0.6475 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mali, 1976–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mali stood at 0.6475 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 163.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mali peaked at 0.6475 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2253 GPIA, in 1976.
Mali ranks 88th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban gender in Mali, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.2253 GPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0.2454 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4838 GPIA | +97.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5696 GPIA | +17.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5756 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6408 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6475 GPIA | +1.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.6475 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6714 GPIA, 96% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.6475 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.702 GPIA, 92% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2253 GPIA | 0.2253 GPIA | 0.2253 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4686 GPIA | 0.2454 GPIA | 0.5756 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6442 GPIA | 0.6408 GPIA | 0.6475 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mali?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mali was 0.6475 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6475 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2253 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Mali rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mali ranks 88th out of 97 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.9%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release