School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mali

Mali: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 312,055 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
312,055 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
43rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
312,055 number
in 2020
All-time low
79,307 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mali, 1970–2020

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Mali recorded 312,055 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mali peaked at 312,055 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 79,307 number, in 1970.

Mali ranks 43rd of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 87,632 number 79,307 number 98,292 number 10
1980s 112,500 number 100,519 number 125,376 number 10
1990s 141,682 number 127,865 number 159,328 number 10
2000s 189,991 number 164,013 number 222,842 number 10
2010s 271,309 number 231,784 number 306,409 number 10
2020s 312,055 number 312,055 number 312,055 number 1

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 40 Colombia 359,521 number compare
  2. 41 Morocco 340,035 number compare
  3. 42 Uzbekistan 321,131 number compare
  4. 44 Burkina Faso 311,158 number compare
  5. 45 Saudi Arabia 298,234 number compare
  6. 46 Malawi 276,691 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mali?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Mali was 312,055 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 312,055 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 79,307 number in 1970.
How does Mali rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Mali ranks 43rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/