Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mali
Mali: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.6746 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mali, 1976–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.6746 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 145.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mali peaked at 0.6746 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2752 GPIA, in 2011.
Mali ranks 102nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2845 GPIA | 0.2845 GPIA | 0.2845 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5496 GPIA | 0.2752 GPIA | 0.6744 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6687 GPIA | 0.6627 GPIA | 0.6746 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 99 Burkina Faso 0.7229 GPIA compare
- 100 Mozambique 0.7164 GPIA compare
- 101 Ethiopia 0.6868 GPIA compare
- 103 Nepal 0.6473 GPIA compare
- 104 Afghanistan 0.4215 GPIA compare
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 primary education or higher in Mali?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Mali was 0.6746 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6746 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2752 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Mali rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Mali ranks 102nd out of 104 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.1%. 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 primary 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