Net attendance rate of primary school in Mali
Mali: Net attendance rate of primary school was 62.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net attendance rate of primary school in Mali, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net attendance rate of primary school in Mali stood at 62.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Mali peaked at 62.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 2006.
That places Mali 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Net attendance rate of primary school in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 46.1% | — |
| 2013 | 54.4% | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 57.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | +9.3% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 62.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.0%, 75% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 53.4% | 56.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 57.4% | 62.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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 net attendance rate of primary school in Mali?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in Mali was 62.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 2006.
- How does Mali rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Mali ranks 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.