Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Mali
Mali: Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Mali, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Mali stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Mali peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1999.
That places Mali 187th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Mali, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 184 Liberia 0.9% compare
- 185 Liechtenstein 0.9% compare
- 186 Marshall Islands 0.9% compare
- 188 Tonga 0.9% compare
- 189 Equatorial Guinea 0.9% compare
- 190 Malta 0.9% compare
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 percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Mali?
- Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Mali was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
- How does Mali rank for percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions?
- Mali ranks 187th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release