Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mali

Mali: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 314,931 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
314,931 number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
43rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
314,931 number
in 2020
All-time low
77,906 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mali, 1970–2020

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mali stood at 314,931 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mali peaked at 314,931 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77,906 number, in 1970.

Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in Mali, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 77,906 number
1971 78,340 number +0.6%
1972 80,471 number +2.7%
1973 82,704 number +2.8%
1974 84,851 number +2.6%
1975 86,656 number +2.1%
1976 87,804 number +1.3%
1977 90,741 number +3.3%
1978 93,633 number +3.2%
1979 96,344 number +2.9%
1980 98,682 number +2.4%
1981 100,363 number +1.7%
1982 103,827 number +3.5%
1983 107,208 number +3.3%
1984 110,289 number +2.9%
1985 112,754 number +2.2%
1986 114,278 number +1.4%
1987 117,771 number +3.1%
1988 120,983 number +2.7%
1989 123,920 number +2.4%
1990 126,583 number +2.1%
1991 128,829 number +1.8%
1992 131,989 number +2.5%
1993 135,272 number +2.5%
1994 138,545 number +2.4%
1995 141,562 number +2.2%
1996 144,059 number +1.8%
1997 148,106 number +2.8%
1998 152,445 number +2.9%
1999 156,907 number +2.9%
2000 161,259 number +2.8%
2001 165,189 number +2.4%
2002 170,671 number +3.3%
2003 176,296 number +3.3%
2004 182,038 number +3.3%
2005 187,820 number +3.2%
2006 193,472 number +3.0%
2007 201,073 number +3.9%
2008 209,638 number +4.3%
2009 218,708 number +4.3%
2010 227,763 number +4.1%
2011 236,300 number +3.7%
2012 246,175 number +4.2%
2013 256,335 number +4.1%
2014 266,428 number +3.9%
2015 276,100 number +3.6%
2016 284,964 number +3.2%
2017 294,064 number +3.2%
2018 301,890 number +2.7%
2019 308,755 number +2.3%
2020 314,931 number +2.0%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 314,931 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mali's 314,931 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 85,945 number 77,906 number 96,344 number 10
1980s 111,008 number 98,682 number 123,920 number 10
1990s 140,430 number 126,583 number 156,907 number 10
2000s 186,616 number 161,259 number 218,708 number 10
2010s 269,877 number 227,763 number 308,755 number 10
2020s 314,931 number 314,931 number 314,931 number 1

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 40 Côte d'Ivoire 364,716 number compare
  2. 41 Morocco 353,304 number compare
  3. 42 Uzbekistan 332,370 number compare
  4. 44 Burkina Faso 314,837 number compare
  5. 45 Saudi Arabia 304,782 number compare
  6. 46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 280,718 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mali?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Mali was 314,931 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 314,931 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 77,906 number in 1970.
How does Mali rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Mali ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Male 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.