Share of population with no formal education in Mali
Mali: Share of population with no formal education was 57.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of population with no formal education in Mali, 1870–2020
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 57.0% for share of population with no formal education in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with no formal education in Mali peaked at 100.0% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2020.
Mali ranks 2nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of population with no formal education in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 100.0% | — |
| 1875 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 1925 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 97.4% | -1.8% |
| 1940 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 1945 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 1950 | 96.0% | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 95.4% | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 94.3% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 93.2% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 89.9% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 87.0% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 81.9% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 80.3% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1880s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1890s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1900s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1910s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 1920s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 2 |
| 1930s | 98.3% | 97.4% | 99.2% | 2 |
| 1940s | 97.0% | 96.8% | 97.2% | 2 |
| 1950s | 95.7% | 95.4% | 96.0% | 2 |
| 1960s | 94.7% | 94.3% | 95.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 91.6% | 89.9% | 93.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 85.5% | 84.0% | 87.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 81.1% | 80.3% | 81.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 72.0% | 77.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 65.4% | 72.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 690,765 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 165,707 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83,150 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,136 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,246 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.88 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with no formal education in Mali?
- Share of population with no formal education in Mali was 57.0% in 2020, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with no formal education recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of population with no formal education recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2020.
- How does Mali rank for share of population with no formal education?
- Mali ranks 2nd out of 111 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population with no formal education rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with no formal education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.