Primary completion rate, male in Mali
Mali: Primary completion rate, male was 49.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Mali, 1979–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Mali recorded 49.7% for primary completion rate, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Mali peaked at 60.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1988.
That places Mali 181st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 17.4% | — |
| 1981 | 14.9% | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 13.4% | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | -12.7% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | +205.4% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 11.2% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 34.1% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 48.3% | 60.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 1 |
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More education data for Mali
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,920 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Mali?
- Primary completion rate, male in Mali was 49.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1988.
- How does Mali rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Mali ranks 181st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.