Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mali
Mali: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 5.61 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mali, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mali stood at 5.61 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mali peaked at 7.37 live births per woman in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.61 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Mali 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.94 live births per woman | 6.87 live births per woman | 7.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.09 live births per woman | 7.02 live births per woman | 7.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 7.35 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.31 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 7.37 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.1 live births per woman | 6.91 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.73 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 6.89 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.35 live births per woman | 5.89 live births per woman | 6.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.73 live births per woman | 5.61 live births per woman | 5.85 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 3 Niger 6.06 live births per woman compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.05 live births per woman compare
- 5 Central African Republic 6.01 live births per woman compare
- 7 Angola 5.12 live births per woman compare
- 8 Burundi 4.88 live births per woman compare
- 9 Afghanistan 4.84 live births per woman compare
More education data for Mali
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 59,920 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 5.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 69.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mali?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Mali was 5.61 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 7.37 live births per woman in 1980.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Mali ranks 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.