Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mali
Mali: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 21.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.5%
World rank
83rd
of 88 countries
All-time high
21.5%
in 2024
All-time low
2.2%
in 1976
Years of data
8
1976–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mali, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mali stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mali peaked at 21.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1976.
That places Mali 83rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.2% | — |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +351.1% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +17.0% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.7% | 17.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
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More education data for Mali
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mali?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Mali was 21.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1976.
- How does Mali rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Mali ranks 83rd out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release