Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Mali
Mali: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 48.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate, total in Mali, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, total in Mali stood at 48.4%.
That represents a change of down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Mali peaked at 54.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1988.
Mali ranks 182nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.8% | — |
| 1972 | 8.9% | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 9.9% | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 11.1% | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 13.2% | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 12.2% | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 12.9% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | -11.1% |
| 1981 | 11.1% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 11.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 10.1% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 8.6% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | +222.1% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 48.4% | +5.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 48.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.1%, 81% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mali's 48.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +222.1% | 8.6% | 27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.9% | 8.9% | 13.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 8.6% | 11.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 39.7% | 27.9% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 45.9% | 54.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More aid effectiveness data for Mali
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 2.88 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 19.35 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 78.95 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 131.69 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 40.94 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 102.30 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 20.06 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 11.53 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 12.20 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 16.31 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Mali?
- Primary completion rate, total in Mali was 48.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1988.
- How does Mali rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Mali ranks 182nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.