School enrollment, primary, male in Mali
Mali: School enrollment, primary, male was 62.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Mali, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Mali recorded 62.0% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Mali peaked at 69.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1971.
That places Mali 160th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Mali, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 21.1% | — |
| 1999 | 51.0% | +141.3% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -4.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 62.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.3%, 85% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mali's 62.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.9%, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, primary, male in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +141.3% | 21.1% | 51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 51.0% | 51.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 56.0% | 69.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 59.1% | 69.5% | 8 |
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 school enrollment, primary, male in Mali?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Mali was 62.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Mali ranks 160th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.