Primary net enrolment in Mali

In Mali, 66.0% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1971.

Measure: Total net enrolment rate, primary education Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1971 to 2023 Source: UNESCO UIS
Mali, 2023 66.0% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2018 +11.1percentage points 2018: 54.9%
Position in 2023 153rd of 157 See the full ranking

Primary net enrolment in Mali over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2002 to 2023
Period Mali
2023 66.0%
2018 54.9%
2017 63.0%
2016 57.9%
2015 56.6%
2014 59.2%
2013 58.4%
2012 62.5%
2011 64.8%
2010 64.1%
2009 63.3%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2007 56.7%
2006 54.7%
2005 53.5%
2004 48.5%
2003 48.1%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2002 47.7%uis_est (UIS estimate)

Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 54.9% in 2018, a change of +11.1 percentage points.
  • Since 2009, when it was 63.3%, the figure has changed by +2.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 157 countries with data for 2023, Mali has the 153rd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2023 for Mali
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org