Mali vs Panama: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Mali
0.6%
in 2021
Panama
0.6%
in 2023
Mali rank
117th
Panama rank
114th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Mali
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Mali, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 117th and Panama ranks 114th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Mali |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, Mali or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Mali and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Panama?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2021.
- How do Mali and Panama rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Mali ranks 117th and Panama ranks 114th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release