Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Mali
Mali: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 46.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Mali, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 46.9% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in 2018.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Mali peaked at 56.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1971.
That places Mali 152nd out of 161 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.2% | — |
| 2009 | 52.1% | +171.2% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 53.8% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | -20.9% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 44.9% | 56.7% | 8 |
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More education data for Mali
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,920 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Mali?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Mali was 46.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Mali ranks 152nd out of 161 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release