Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mali

Mali: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.8528 GPI in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8528 GPI
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
159th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.8528 GPI
in 2017
All-time low
0.5179 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
27
1971–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mali, 1971–2017

00.20.40.60.81971199420171971: 0.518 GPI1976: 0.521 GPI1978: 0.526 GPI1979: 0.532 GPI1980: 0.528 GPI1982: 0.541 GPI1983: 0.541 GPI1987: 0.564 GPI1989: 0.581 GPI1990: 0.575 GPI1991: 0.577 GPI1992: 0.564 GPI1993: 0.588 GPI1995: 0.638 GPI1996: 0.63 GPI1997: 0.624 GPI1998: 0.657 GPI1999: 0.673 GPI2000: 0.699 GPI2008: 0.772 GPI2009: 0.778 GPI2010: 0.793 GPI2011: 0.806 GPI2014: 0.821 GPI2015: 0.846 GPI2016: 0.825 GPI2017: 0.853 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Mali recorded 0.8528 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2017. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mali peaked at 0.8528 GPI in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5179 GPI, in 1971.

Mali ranks 159th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Mali, 1971 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.5179 GPI
1976 0.5213 GPI +0.7%
1978 0.5261 GPI +0.9%
1979 0.5319 GPI +1.1%
1980 0.5281 GPI -0.7%
1982 0.5409 GPI +2.4%
1983 0.541 GPI +0.0%
1987 0.5644 GPI +4.3%
1989 0.5807 GPI +2.9%
1990 0.5746 GPI -1.1%
1991 0.5766 GPI +0.4%
1992 0.5635 GPI -2.3%
1993 0.5883 GPI +4.4%
1995 0.6375 GPI +8.4%
1996 0.63 GPI -1.2%
1997 0.6243 GPI -0.9%
1998 0.6571 GPI +5.3%
1999 0.673 GPI +2.4%
2000 0.6986 GPI +3.8%
2008 0.7721 GPI +10.5%
2009 0.7775 GPI +0.7%
2010 0.7932 GPI +2.0%
2011 0.8058 GPI +1.6%
2014 0.8215 GPI +1.9%
2015 0.8461 GPI +3.0%
2016 0.8253 GPI -2.5%
2017 0.8528 GPI +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5243 GPI 0.5179 GPI 0.5319 GPI 4
1980s 0.551 GPI 0.5281 GPI 0.5807 GPI 5
1990s 0.6139 GPI 0.5635 GPI 0.673 GPI 9
2000s 0.7494 GPI 0.6986 GPI 0.7775 GPI 3
2010s 0.8241 GPI 0.7932 GPI 0.8528 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 156 Zambia 0.8728 GPI compare
  2. 157 Togo 0.8539 GPI compare
  3. 158 Benin 0.8529 GPI compare
  4. 160 Pakistan 0.8484 GPI compare
  5. 161 Eritrea 0.8472 GPI compare
  6. 162 Cote d'Ivoire 0.8425 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mali?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Mali was 0.8528 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 0.8528 GPI in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5179 GPI in 1971.
How does Mali rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
Mali ranks 159th out of 173 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.