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Mali's democratization in 1991 improved access to education. [12] Following the transition, girls in Mali's net enrollment in educational institutions increased by 27% by 2004 (16% to 43%). [12] However, primary school completion rates for girls and boys are 40% and 60% respectively. [12] Only 6% of girls enroll in secondary education. [12]
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .
Scholars wrote their own books as part of a socioeconomic model. Students were charged with copying these books and any other books they could get their hands on. Today there are over 700,000 manuscripts in Timbuktu with many dating back to West Africa's Golden Age (12th-16th centuries).
The name Mali is taken from the name of the Mali Empire. It means "the place ... An estimated 85%–91% of Mali's girls and women have had female genital mutilation
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also: Countries: Mali: People: Women also: People : By gender : Women : By nationality : Malian This category exists only as a container for other categories of Malian women .
The Bozo (Bambara: ߓߏ߬ߛߏ, romanized: Boso) [1] are a Mande ethnic group located predominantly along the Niger River in Mali.The name Bozo is thought to derive from Bambara ߓߐ߬ ߛߏ bɔ-so "bamboo house"; the people accept it as referring to the whole of the ethnic group but use more specific clan names such as Sorogoye, Hain, and Tieye themselves.