Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Mali
Mali: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 45.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Mali, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Mali is 45.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Mali peaked at 60.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1999.
Mali ranks 186th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.2% | — |
| 2000 | 24.5% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 40.7% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 24.5% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 50.5% | 60.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 45.4% | 45.4% | 1 |
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More education data for Mali
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,136 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,246 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.88 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 58,904 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.26 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Mali?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Mali was 45.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1999.
- How does Mali rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Mali ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release