Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mali
Mali: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 304,345 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mali, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mali stood at 304,345 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mali peaked at 304,345 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75,997 number, in 1970.
That places Mali 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mali, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75,997 number | — |
| 1971 | 76,410 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 78,494 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 80,655 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 82,723 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 84,467 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 85,597 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 88,418 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 91,210 number | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 93,838 number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 96,105 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 97,737 number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 101,037 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 104,232 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 107,153 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 109,549 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 111,139 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 114,506 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 117,666 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 120,579 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 123,170 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 125,252 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 128,484 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 131,634 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 134,659 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 137,433 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 139,787 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 143,754 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 148,161 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 152,775 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 157,298 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 161,368 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 166,857 number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 172,322 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 177,788 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 183,237 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 188,560 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 195,776 number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 203,925 number | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 212,574 number | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 221,251 number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 229,486 number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 238,829 number | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 248,465 number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 258,055 number | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 267,235 number | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 275,633 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 284,346 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 291,827 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 298,395 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 304,345 number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83,781 number | 75,997 number | 93,838 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 107,970 number | 96,105 number | 120,579 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 136,511 number | 123,170 number | 152,775 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 181,970 number | 157,298 number | 212,574 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 261,352 number | 221,251 number | 298,395 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 304,345 number | 304,345 number | 304,345 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 40 Colombia 360,052 number compare
- 41 Morocco 335,484 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 315,458 number compare
- 44 Burkina Faso 304,053 number compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 295,002 number compare
- 46 Malawi 273,884 number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mali?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Mali was 304,345 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 304,345 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,997 number in 1970.
- How does Mali rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Mali ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.