Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Mali
Mali: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 66.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mali, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mali is 66.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mali peaked at 66.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1971.
Mali ranks 193rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.4% | — |
| 1972 | 17.0% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 17.4% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 19.8% | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 19.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | +103.5% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | +19.2% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +20.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 66.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 71.5%, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mali's 66.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.5%, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +103.5% | 19.7% | 40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.0% | 16.4% | 19.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 47.7% | 63.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 54.9% | 64.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 190 Guinea-Bissau 69.5% compare
- 191 Yemen 69.4% compare
- 192 Lesotho 67.8% compare
- 194 Burkina Faso 65.7% compare
- 195 Angola 63.2% compare
- 196 Central African Republic 62.1% compare
More education data for Mali
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 62.8 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 65.99 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mali?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Mali was 66.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Mali ranks 193rd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release