Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mali
Mali: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.5067 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 0.5067 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mali peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1704 GPIA, in 1976.
That places Mali 124th out of 131 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mali, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.1704 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPIA | +596.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4124 GPIA | -65.2% |
| 2011 | 0.512 GPIA | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6998 GPIA | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4273 GPIA | -38.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4214 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4804 GPIA | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5166 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5067 GPIA | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1704 GPIA | 0.1704 GPIA | 0.1704 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7991 GPIA | 0.4124 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5082 GPIA | 0.4214 GPIA | 0.6998 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.5116 GPIA | 0.5067 GPIA | 0.5166 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mali?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Mali was 0.5067 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 1.19 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1704 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Mali rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Mali ranks 124th out of 131 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 down 1.0%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, 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