Education in Gao, Mali: official figures
16.4% of people aged 15 and over in Gao could read and write in 2022 (18.4% of men, 14.4% of women), 8th lowest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 34.6%).
How many children in Gao go to school?
Only 21.9% of children aged 7 to 12 in Gao were attending school at the 2022 census, 8th lowest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 47.1%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyHow many children in Gao are enrolled in primary school?
The net enrolment rate for the first cycle of basic school (grades 1 to 6) in Gao was 21.0% in 2022 (20.2% of boys, 21.9% of girls), 8th lowest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 44.9%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyHow many children in Gao finish primary school?
The census put the completion rate for the first cycle of basic school in Gao at 17.9% in 2022, 6th lowest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 41.9%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyHow many children in Gao reach lower-secondary school?
8.9% of children of the right age in Gao were enrolled in the second cycle of basic school (grades 7 to 9) in 2022, 7th lowest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 22.4%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyHow Gao compares with other regions
Literacy rate, people aged 15 and over (2022)
Gao ranks 13 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Literacy rate, people aged 15 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Mopti | 25.3% |
| 11 | Bougouni | 25.0% |
| 12 | Nioro | 19.4% |
| 13 | Gao | 16.4% |
| 14 | Douentza | 15.8% |
| 15 | Bandiagara | 14.2% |
| 16 | Tombouctou | 13.9% |
School attendance, children aged 7 to 12 (2022)
Gao ranks 13 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School attendance, children aged 7 to 12 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ségou | 37.9% |
| 11 | Nioro | 33.2% |
| 12 | Mopti | 23.1% |
| 13 | Gao | 21.9% |
| 14 | Bandiagara | 20.3% |
| 15 | Douentza | 17.9% |
| 16 | Nara | 15.1% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement: RGPH5 2022 thematic report: scolarisation, instruction et alphabétisation (Tables 2.10, 3.10, 3.17, 3.23, 4.1), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f1354be81add…)
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