Mali Literacy Rate 1976-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Mali literacy rate for 2020 was 30.76%, a 4.71% decline from 2018.
- Mali literacy rate for 2018 was 35.47%, a 2.4% increase from 2015.
- Mali literacy rate for 2015 was 33.07%, a 2.45% increase from 2011.
- Mali literacy rate for 2011 was 30.62%, a 0.48% decline from 2010.
| Mali Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
30.76% |
-4.71% |
| 2018 |
35.47% |
2.40% |
| 2015 |
33.07% |
2.45% |
| 2011 |
30.62% |
-0.48% |
| 2010 |
31.10% |
4.92% |
| 2006 |
26.18% |
2.18% |
| 2003 |
24.00% |
4.96% |
| 1998 |
19.05% |
9.61% |
| 1976 |
9.43% |
9.61% |
