Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mali
Mali: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 0.935 GPI in 2011. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mali, 1978–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.935 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mali peaked at 1.04 GPI in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.8399 GPI, in 1983.
Mali ranks 148th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mali, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.8867 GPI | — |
| 1980 | 0.8481 GPI | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8399 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.04 GPI | +24.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8525 GPI | -18.3% |
| 1987 | 0.878 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9327 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8786 GPI | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.856 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8949 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8823 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9334 GPI | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.914 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9456 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9623 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9546 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.935 GPI | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8867 GPI | 0.8867 GPI | 0.8867 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8923 GPI | 0.8399 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.9327 GPI | 0.9327 GPI | 0.9327 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9084 GPI | 0.856 GPI | 0.9623 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9448 GPI | 0.935 GPI | 0.9546 GPI | 2 |
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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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mali?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Mali was 0.935 GPI in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 1984.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8399 GPI in 1983.
- How does Mali rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Mali ranks 148th out of 154 countries with data for 2011.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.