Education in San, Mali: official figures
27.8% of people aged 15 and over in San could read and write in 2022 (33.1% of men, 22.7% of women), 8th highest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 34.6%).
How many children in San go to school?
43.2% of children aged 7 to 12 in San were attending school at the 2022 census, 9th highest 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 San are enrolled in primary school?
The net enrolment rate for the first cycle of basic school (grades 1 to 6) in San was 41.7% in 2022 (42.0% of boys, 41.3% of girls), 9th highest 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 San finish primary school?
The census put the completion rate for the first cycle of basic school in San at 38.7% in 2022, 6th highest 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 San reach lower-secondary school?
20.9% of children of the right age in San were enrolled in the second cycle of basic school (grades 7 to 9) in 2022, 4th highest 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 San compares with other regions
Literacy rate, people aged 15 and over (2022)
San ranks 8 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Literacy rate, people aged 15 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kayes | 30.1% |
| 6 | Koutiala | 30.1% |
| 7 | Kita | 29.1% |
| 8 | San | 27.8% |
| 9 | Dioïla | 26.9% |
| 10 | Mopti | 25.3% |
| 11 | Bougouni | 25.0% |
School attendance, children aged 7 to 12 (2022)
San ranks 9 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School attendance, children aged 7 to 12 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bougouni | 46.2% |
| 7 | Dioïla | 44.3% |
| 8 | Koutiala | 43.7% |
| 9 | San | 43.2% |
| 10 | Ségou | 37.9% |
| 11 | Nioro | 33.2% |
| 12 | Mopti | 23.1% |
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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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