Education in Sikasso, Mali: official figures
31.5% of people aged 15 and over in Sikasso could read and write in 2022 (36.9% of men, 26.5% of women), 3rd highest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 34.6%).
How many children in Sikasso go to school?
51.0% of children aged 7 to 12 in Sikasso were attending school at the 2022 census, 3rd 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 Sikasso are enrolled in primary school?
The net enrolment rate for the first cycle of basic school (grades 1 to 6) in Sikasso was 48.9% in 2022 (49.3% of boys, 48.6% of girls), 3rd 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 Sikasso finish primary school?
The census put the completion rate for the first cycle of basic school in Sikasso at 47.0% in 2022, 2nd 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 Sikasso reach lower-secondary school?
24.1% of children of the right age in Sikasso were enrolled in the second cycle of basic school (grades 7 to 9) in 2022, 2nd 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 Sikasso compares with other regions
Literacy rate, people aged 15 and over (2022)
Sikasso ranks 3 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Literacy rate, people aged 15 and over |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamako | 62.2% |
| 2 | Koulikoro | 35.3% |
| 3 | Sikasso | 31.5% |
| 4 | Ségou | 30.9% |
| 5 | Kayes | 30.1% |
| 6 | Koutiala | 30.1% |
| 7 | Kita | 29.1% |
School attendance, children aged 7 to 12 (2022)
Sikasso ranks 3 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | School attendance, children aged 7 to 12 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamako | 83.0% |
| 2 | Koulikoro | 52.5% |
| 3 | Sikasso | 51.0% |
| 4 | Kita | 49.7% |
| 5 | Kayes | 47.7% |
| 6 | Bougouni | 46.2% |
| 7 | Dioïla | 44.3% |
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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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