Mali Literacy Rate 1976-2025

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.
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.