Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mali
Mali: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.75 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mali, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.75 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mali peaked at 1.28 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.51 index, in 1976.
Mali ranks 92nd of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mali, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.51 index | — |
| 1998 | 0.52 index | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.65 index | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 index | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.53 index | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.65 index | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.75 index | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 1.28 index | +70.0% |
| 2024 | 0.75 index | -41.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.51 index | 0.51 index | 0.51 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.52 index | 0.52 index | 0.52 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.65 index | 0.65 index | 0.65 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6325 index | 0.53 index | 0.75 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.75 index | 1.28 index | 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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mali?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Mali was 0.75 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 index in 1976.
- How does Mali rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mali ranks 92nd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.