Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Mali
Mali: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity was 0.49 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Mali, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Mali stood at 0.49 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Mali peaked at 0.49 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.36 LPIA, in 2006.
That places Mali 53rd out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Mali, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.36 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.48 LPIA | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.47 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.49 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.48 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.49 LPIA | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.36 LPIA | 0.36 LPIA | 0.36 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.48 LPIA | 0.47 LPIA | 0.49 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.49 LPIA | 0.49 LPIA | 0.49 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,395 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 512,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 82,198 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,509 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.97 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1251 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Mali?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity in Mali was 0.49 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Mali rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity?
- Mali ranks 53rd out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release