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

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)

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Government Programs Back to Top

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Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top