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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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. average years of schooling 5.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 69.4% (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.