School age population, primary education, both sexes in Mali
Mali: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 3.47 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3.47 million number
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
43rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
3.47 million number
in 2020
All-time low
862,465 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Mali, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Mali stood at 3.47 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Mali peaked at 3.47 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 862,465 number, in 1970.
That places Mali 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Mali, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 862,465 number | — |
| 1971 | 870,260 number | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 884,159 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 903,235 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 924,765 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 945,315 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 961,108 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 983,791 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.01 million number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.04 million number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 1.07 million number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.09 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.12 million number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.16 million number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.19 million number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.23 million number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.25 million number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.28 million number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.31 million number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.35 million number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.38 million number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.42 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.45 million number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.48 million number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.52 million number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.56 million number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.59 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.63 million number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.67 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.71 million number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.76 million number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.80 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.91 million number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.97 million number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.04 million number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.10 million number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.17 million number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.24 million number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.33 million number | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.42 million number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.51 million number | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.61 million number | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.72 million number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.83 million number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 2.94 million number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 3.05 million number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.17 million number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.28 million number | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.38 million number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 3.47 million number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 938,678 number | 862,465 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.54 million number | 1.38 million number | 1.71 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 million number | 1.76 million number | 2.33 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 million number | 2.42 million number | 3.38 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 million number | 3.47 million number | 3.47 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 40 Zambia 3.56 million number compare
- 41 Madagascar 3.52 million number compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 3.50 million number compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 3.42 million number compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.27 million number compare
- 46 Malawi 3.24 million number compare
More education data for Mali
- 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)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 72.8 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Mali?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Mali was 3.47 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 862,465 number in 1970.
- How does Mali rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Mali ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. 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, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.