Mali
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
34% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
3,474,420 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
2,771,005 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
50%
Source: UNSDG, 2015
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
169
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
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
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2017
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 17%
(2016)
-
Lower secondary 20%
(2016)
-
Upper secondary 20%
(2016)
Source: UIS
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
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 42%
-
Male 52%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 23%
-
Male 33%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 10%
-
Male 16%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 45%
-
Male 42%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
-
Female 59%
-
Male 50%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 75%
-
Male 63%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Accelerated Education
Project/Program
Access to Education for All Children in Mali Project (PACETEM)
Project/Program
Adolescent Girls' Programming Community of Practice
Network/Convening/Conference
Better Life, Better Future
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Comprehensive scholarship programme
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education and Training
Network/Convening/Conference
Her Choice
Project/Program
Jam Suka
Project/Program
Joint Programme on Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Education
Project/Program
Literacy Boost
Project/Program
Mali Education Recovery Support Activity (ERSA)
Project/Program
More Than Brides Alliance: Marriage: No Child's Play
Project/Program
Peace and Security Project
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
USAID Mali Girls Leadership And Empowerment Through Education (USAID Mali GLEE)