Primary education, pupils in Mali
Mali: Primary education, pupils was 46.6% in 2018. β² Rising
Primary education, pupils in Mali, 1971β2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Mali recorded 46.6% for primary education, pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Mali peaked at 46.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 1972.
That places Mali 185th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.2% | 35.7% | 37.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 36.0% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 36.9% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 41.7% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 45.5% | 46.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 182 British Virgin Islands 46.9% compare
- 183 Angola 46.9% compare
- 184 Armenia 46.7% compare
- 186 Liechtenstein 46.5% compare
- 187 Tuvalu 46.5% compare
- 188 Montenegro 46.5% compare
More education data for Mali
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 59,920 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 69.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Mali?
- Primary education, pupils in Mali was 46.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 1972.
- How does Mali rank for primary education, pupils?
- Mali ranks 185th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.