Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mali
Mali: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity was 0.55 LPIA in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mali, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mali is 0.55 LPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mali peaked at 1.6 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4 LPIA, in 2006.
Mali ranks 66th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mali, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.49 LPIA | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 0.51 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.54 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.52 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6 LPIA | +207.5% |
| 2024 | 0.55 LPIA | -65.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4 LPIA | 0.4 LPIA | 0.4 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.515 LPIA | 0.49 LPIA | 0.54 LPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.07 LPIA | 0.55 LPIA | 1.6 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 63 Sierra Leone 0.71 LPIA compare
- 64 Burkina Faso 0.67 LPIA compare
- 64 Mozambique 0.67 LPIA compare
- 67 Niger 0.54 LPIA compare
- 68 Guinea 0.48 LPIA compare
More education data for Mali
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1251 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mali?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity in Mali was 0.55 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 LPIA in 2006.
- How does Mali rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity?
- Mali ranks 66th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release