Training
Education is compulsory and free between the ages of 7
and 16 years. The primary school starts at the age of seven
and lasts for nine years. The secondary school consists of
three years of theoretical high school or two or four years
of vocational school. Eight out of ten children start
primary school, while less than a third of pupils go on to
secondary school. The proportion of girls is lower than the
proportion of boys, especially in secondary school. See TOPSCHOOLSINTHEUSA for TOEFL, ACT, SAT testing locations and high school codes in Mali.
Opportunities for higher education exist in the country,
but a large proportion of the students at this level study
abroad - especially in Senegal and France. The reading and
writing skills of the adult population (15 years and over)
were estimated to be 26% in 2006 (35% for men and 18% for
women). In 2009, 22% of government spending went to
education.
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