Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mali
Mali: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 5.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mali, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mali is 5.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mali peaked at 5.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2010.
That places Mali 176th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mali?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Mali was 5.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2010.
- How does Mali rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Mali ranks 176th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. 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 Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.