Primary school completion rate in Mali
The primary completion rate in Mali was 48.4% in 2023.
Mali, 2023
48.4%
Change from 2017
+2.5percentage points
World, 2023
87.3%
Position in 2023
135th of 137
Primary school completion rate in Mali over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | – | 88.7% |
| 2020 | – | 88.0% |
| 2019 | – | 87.9% |
| 2018 | – | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 45.9% in 2017, a change of +2.5 percentage points.
- Since 2008, when it was 50.1%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 137 countries with data for 2023, Mali has the 135th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 87.3%.
More for Mali
All statistics for Mali
Primary school enrolment (gross)
72.8%
2023 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
38.9%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
27.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
47.5%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
26.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
12.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS