Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mali
Mali: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8434 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mali, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.8434 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mali peaked at 0.8434 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3174 index, in 1981.
That places Mali 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mali, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3174 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3293 index | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3353 index | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3443 index | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3491 index | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3563 index | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3617 index | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3688 index | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3741 index | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3831 index | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3914 index | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4048 index | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4089 index | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4114 index | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4158 index | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4082 index | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4021 index | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3937 index | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3933 index | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3965 index | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4066 index | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4216 index | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4371 index | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4481 index | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4584 index | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4713 index | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4861 index | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.502 index | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5138 index | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5265 index | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5433 index | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5619 index | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5799 index | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5954 index | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.613 index | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6362 index | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6697 index | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6987 index | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7246 index | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7448 index | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7644 index | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7868 index | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8129 index | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8341 index | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.8434 index | +1.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.8434 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.8434 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3485 index | 0.3174 index | 0.3741 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4013 index | 0.3831 index | 0.4158 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4541 index | 0.3965 index | 0.5138 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6149 index | 0.5265 index | 0.7246 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7977 index | 0.7448 index | 0.8434 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More gender data for Mali
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,771 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 16,232 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,232 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 459,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 471,024 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 442,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 451,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 428,668 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mali?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mali was 0.8434 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8434 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3174 index in 1981.
- How does Mali rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mali ranks 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.