Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Mali
Mali: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 93.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Mali, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Mali stood at 93.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Mali peaked at 100.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2003.
That places Mali 145th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 94.4% | — |
| 1996 | 88.7% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 73.6% | -26.4% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.4% | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 93.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.2% | 73.6% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 85.0% | 73.4% | 94.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 87.7% | 94.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 93.3% | 93.3% | 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 percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Mali?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Mali was 93.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2003.
- How does Mali rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Mali ranks 145th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release