Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mali
Mali: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8624 index in 2018. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mali, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2018, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mali stood at 0.8624 index.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mali peaked at 0.8913 index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4318 index, in 1971.
Mali ranks 155th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mali, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4318 index | — |
| 2009 | 0.688 index | +59.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7129 index | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7269 index | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7529 index | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.808 index | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8913 index | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8023 index | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8619 index | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8624 index | +0.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.8624 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 index, 83% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.8624 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 index, 84% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4318 index | 0.4318 index | 0.4318 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.688 index | 0.688 index | 0.688 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8023 index | 0.7129 index | 0.8913 index | 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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mali?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Mali was 0.8624 index in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8913 index in 2015.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4318 index in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mali ranks 155th out of 163 countries with data for 2018.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.