Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mali

Mali: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.8987 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.8987 GPI
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
177th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.8987 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.6902 GPI
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mali, 1999–2018

00.20.40.60.81999200820181999: 0.69 GPI2000: 0.72 GPI2001: 0.71 GPI2002: 0.727 GPI2003: 0.735 GPI2004: 0.747 GPI2005: 0.757 GPI2006: 0.771 GPI2007: 0.786 GPI2008: 0.801 GPI2009: 0.813 GPI2010: 0.829 GPI2011: 0.84 GPI2012: 0.85 GPI2014: 0.867 GPI2015: 0.886 GPI2016: 0.855 GPI2017: 0.889 GPI2018: 0.899 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Mali recorded 0.8987 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mali peaked at 0.8987 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6902 GPI, in 1999.

Mali ranks 177th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Mali, 1999 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1999 0.6902 GPI
2000 0.72 GPI +4.3%
2001 0.7098 GPI -1.4%
2002 0.727 GPI +2.4%
2003 0.735 GPI +1.1%
2004 0.7475 GPI +1.7%
2005 0.7567 GPI +1.2%
2006 0.7709 GPI +1.9%
2007 0.7857 GPI +1.9%
2008 0.8006 GPI +1.9%
2009 0.8133 GPI +1.6%
2010 0.8291 GPI +1.9%
2011 0.8397 GPI +1.3%
2012 0.8502 GPI +1.3%
2014 0.867 GPI +2.0%
2015 0.8863 GPI +2.2%
2016 0.855 GPI -3.5%
2017 0.8894 GPI +4.0%
2018 0.8987 GPI +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6902 GPI 0.6902 GPI 0.6902 GPI 1
2000s 0.7567 GPI 0.7098 GPI 0.8133 GPI 10
2010s 0.8644 GPI 0.8291 GPI 0.8987 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 174 Palau 0.9116 GPI compare
  2. 175 Togo 0.9058 GPI compare
  3. 176 Côte d'Ivoire 0.9043 GPI compare
  4. 178 Cameroon 0.8939 GPI compare
  5. 179 Eritrea 0.8692 GPI compare
  6. 180 Pakistan 0.8653 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mali?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Mali was 0.8987 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 0.8987 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6902 GPI in 1999.
How does Mali rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Mali ranks 177th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.