School age population, primary education, female in Mali
Mali: School age population, primary education, female was 1.71 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Mali, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mali recorded 1.71 million number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Mali peaked at 1.71 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 425,515 number, in 1970.
Mali ranks 43rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 463,116 number | 425,515 number | 513,314 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 594,737 number | 527,358 number | 665,618 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 759,778 number | 682,786 number | 842,733 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 995,957 number | 866,220 number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.66 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 million number | 1.71 million number | 1.71 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 40 Zambia 1.77 million number compare
- 41 Madagascar, Republic of 1.75 million number compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 1.72 million number compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 1.68 million number compare
- 45 Malawi 1.61 million number compare
- 46 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 1.60 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)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Mali?
- School age population, primary education, female in Mali was 1.71 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 425,515 number in 1970.
- How does Mali rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Mali ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.