Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Mali
Mali: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 31.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
31.9%
World rank
205th
of 212 countries
All-time high
31.9%
in 2023
All-time low
18.2%
in 1977
Years of data
47
1971–2023
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Mali, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 31.9% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Mali peaked at 31.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 1977.
Mali ranks 205th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.2% | — |
| 1972 | 18.7% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 18.5% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 18.4% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 18.5% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 18.2% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 19.0% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 19.9% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 19.2% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 20.1% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 20.9% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 20.2% | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 21.5% | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 22.1% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 21.8% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 22.6% | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 24.1% | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 21.8% | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 22.8% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 22.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 26.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.6% | 18.2% | 19.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 20.6% | 19.0% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 21.8% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 21.8% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 27.8% | 31.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 202 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 33.3% compare
- 203 Haiti 32.4% compare
- 204 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.4% compare
- 206 Benin 29.6% compare
- 207 Togo 22.4% compare
- 208 Guinea-Bissau 21.8% 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 teachers in primary education who are female in Mali?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Mali was 31.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 1977.
- How does Mali rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Mali ranks 205th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release