Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mali
Mali: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 30.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mali, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mali is 30.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mali peaked at 30.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1999.
That places Mali 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.5% | — |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +37.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.9% | 17.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 17.8% | 23.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 172 Lao People's Democratic Republic 32.0% compare
- 173 Syrian Arab Republic 31.9% compare
- 174 Liberia 30.4% compare
- 176 Yemen 29.6% compare
- 177 Mozambique 29.0% compare
- 178 Solomon Islands 27.2% compare
More education data for Mali
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mali?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Mali was 30.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1999.
- How does Mali rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Mali ranks 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release