Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Mali
Mali: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 62.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Mali, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 62.8% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Mali peaked at 62.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1971.
That places Mali 169th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.1% | — |
| 1999 | 33.4% | +175.4% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 57.6% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | +21.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 62.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 67.3%, 93% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mali's 62.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.4%, 74% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) 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 | +175.4% | 12.1% | 33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 41.4% | 57.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 51.7% | 59.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 62.8% | 62.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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, female in Mali?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Mali was 62.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Mali ranks 169th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release