Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mali
Mali: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 1.04 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mali, 1976–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mali stood at 1.04 million number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mali peaked at 1.04 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 533,777 number, in 1976.
That places Mali 8th out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mali, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 533,777 number | — |
| 1998 | 861,999 number | +61.5% |
| 2006 | 884,126 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 943,053 number | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million number | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million number | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 million number | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 533,777 number | 533,777 number | 533,777 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 861,999 number | 861,999 number | 861,999 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 884,126 number | 884,126 number | 884,126 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million number | 943,053 number | 1.04 million number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 1.22 million number compare
- 6 Chad 1.14 million number compare
- 7 Egypt 1.08 million number compare
- 9 Mozambique 1.01 million number compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 882,379 number compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 764,704 number compare
More education data for Mali
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,136 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,246 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.88 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 58,904 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.26 % change on previous year (2015)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mali?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mali was 1.04 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 533,777 number in 1976.
- How does Mali rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Mali ranks 8th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.