Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mali
Mali: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9879 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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 0.9879 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mali peaked at 0.9879 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5328 index, in 1981.
That places Mali 154th out of 165 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.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mali, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5328 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5391 index | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5436 index | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5454 index | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5476 index | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.547 index | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5458 index | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5479 index | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5532 index | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5565 index | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5609 index | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5629 index | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5603 index | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.557 index | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5505 index | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5451 index | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5409 index | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5458 index | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5575 index | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5737 index | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5949 index | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6149 index | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6321 index | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6456 index | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6546 index | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6585 index | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6652 index | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6784 index | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6972 index | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7197 index | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7417 index | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7618 index | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.781 index | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7975 index | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.812 index | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8273 index | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8458 index | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8622 index | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8801 index | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8981 index | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9128 index | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9298 index | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9479 index | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9667 index | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9879 index | +2.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.9879 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 index, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.9879 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 90% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5447 index | 0.5328 index | 0.5532 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5537 index | 0.5409 index | 0.5629 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6415 index | 0.5737 index | 0.6972 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8029 index | 0.7197 index | 0.8801 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9405 index | 0.8981 index | 0.9879 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mali?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Mali was 0.9879 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9879 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5328 index in 1981.
- How does Mali rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Mali ranks 154th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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 Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.