Mali
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
34% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
3,886,131 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
3,158,164 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
54%
Source: UNSDG , 2018
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
164
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2017
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
43%
Source: DHS , 2018
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
61%
Source: DHS , 2018
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
12
Source: UIS , 2019
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities Percentage of schools
-
Primary 17%
(2016)
-
Lower secondary 20%
(2016)
-
Upper secondary 20%
(2016)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2018
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2023
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
-
Female 12%
-
Male 12%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
-
Female 13%
-
Male 13%
Female: UIS, 2016
Male: UIS, 2016
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 43%
-
Male 15%
Female: ILO, 2020
Male: ILO, 2020
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 41%
-
Male 50%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 25%
-
Male 36%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 12%
-
Male 23%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 45%
-
Male 45%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2015
Lower secondary school
-
Female 59%
-
Male 50%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 80%
-
Male 70%
Female: UIS, 2015
Male: UIS, 2015
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
3
Limited protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
4
Enshrines right to education, only for a group of persons, without discrimination based on sex/gender
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Accelerated Education
Project/Program
Access to Education for All Children in Mali Project (PACETEM)
Network/Convening/Conference
Better Life, Better Future
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Comprehensive scholarship programme
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education and Training
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education Out Loud (EOL)
Project/Program
EI/ AOb Child Labour Projects: Transnational Best Practices and Union Impacts
Network/Convening/Conference
Her Choice
Project/Program
Jam Suka
Project/Program
Joint Programme on Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Education
Project/Program
More Than Brides Alliance: Marriage: No Child's Play
Project/Program
Patsy Collins Trust Fund Initiative (PCTFI) – Cohort 3
Project/Program
Peace and Security Project
Project/Program
Programme d'accès à l'éducation pour tous les enfants au Mali/Access to Education for All Children in Mali (PACETEM)
Project/Program
Reinforcement of Parental Practices
Network/Convening/Conference
Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (SWEDD)
Project/Program
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Research Project/Report/Study
Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting of Attacks on Education
Project/Program
Technical and Vocational Training
Research Project/Report/Study
The Effect of COVID-19 on Education in Africa and its Implications for the Use of Technology: A Survey of the Experiences and Opinions of Educators and Technology Specialists
Project/Program
Tipping Point
Project/Program
USAID Mali Girls Leadership And Empowerment Through Education (USAID Mali GLEE)
Project/Program
Young people’s rights to Education and participation in peacebuilding
Government Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Gender at the Center Initiative (GCI)
Project/Program
Mali Education Recovery Support Activity (ERSA)
Project/Program
Girls Leadership and Empowerment through Education (GLEE)
Project/Program
Safety Nets Project (Jigisemejiri)
Project/Program
Mali Improving Education Quality and Results for All Project (MIQRA)
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top