Over-age students, primary, female in Mali
Mali: Over-age students, primary, female was 6.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Mali, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Mali recorded 6.9% for over-age students, primary, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Mali peaked at 22.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2010.
That places Mali 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22.0% | — |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -40.4% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +57.2% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -34.0% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 7.4% | 12.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.5% | 12.2% | 8 |
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 over-age students, primary, female in Mali?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Mali was 6.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2010.
- How does Mali rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Mali ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.