Mali: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.08 in 1989 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.06 in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.02 a year. A straight line explains 77% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 0.92 for 2023. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2017 to 2020 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.02, against 0.09 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

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How it compares

In 2020, Mali had the 64th highest value of the 65 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mali in the 2020 ranking

• Norway — 61st of 65: 0.95
• Switzerland — 62nd of 65: 0.95
• Mozambique — 63rd of 65: 0.93
• Liechtenstein — 65th of 65: 0.85

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 42 values

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Angola — 0.64 (2016)
• Benin — 0.83 (2021)
• Botswana — 1.11 (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 1.11 (2021)
• Burundi — 1.21 (2020)
• Cabo Verde — 1.09 (2019)
• Cameroon — 1.1 (2021)
• Central African Republic — 0.67 (2017)
• Chad — 0.58 (2021)

More education data for Mali

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.91 (2020)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.97 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 72.8% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 69.37% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 76.15% (2023)
• Primary education, teachers — 59,920 (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Mali's school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

0.88 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 204.39% from 0.29 in 1971 (2.3% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.88 in 2020 and the lowest 0.29 in 1971.

How does Mali rank?

64th highest of 65 economies with data for 2020.

Where is Mali's school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) heading?

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.02 a year. A straight line explains 77% of the movement over 8 observed years. Extending that straight line gives about 0.92 for 2023. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2017 to 2020 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.02, against 0.09 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.SECO.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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