Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mali
Mali: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.43 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mali, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mali is 0.43 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mali peaked at 0.43 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.28 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Mali 51st out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mali, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.28 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.35 LPIA | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.34 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.38 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.36 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.43 LPIA | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.28 LPIA | 0.28 LPIA | 0.28 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3575 LPIA | 0.34 LPIA | 0.38 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.43 LPIA | 0.43 LPIA | 0.43 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mali?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Mali was 0.43 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.43 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Mali rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Mali ranks 51st out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release