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

Latest (2018)
1.04 million number
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
8th
of 86 countries
All-time high
1.04 million number
in 2018
All-time low
533,777 number
in 1976
Years of data
7
1976–2018

Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Mali, 1976–2018

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1976199720181976: 533.8k number1998: 862.0k number2006: 884.1k number2010: 943.1k number2011: 1.0M number2015: 1.0M number2018: 1.0M number

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

Annual values for Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number) in Mali, 1976 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 Côte d'Ivoire 1.22 million number compare
  2. 6 Chad 1.14 million number compare
  3. 7 Egypt 1.08 million number compare
  4. 9 Mozambique 1.01 million number compare
  5. 10 Burkina Faso 882,379 number compare
  6. 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 764,704 number compare

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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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Indicator
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
125 places, 2,250 data points, 1970–2019
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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.