Which has higher progression to secondary school, female, Burkina Faso or Mali?

Mali, at 79.6% against 79.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2016.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?

11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Progression to secondary school, female

Burkina Faso

79.5%

in 2017

Mali

79.6%

in 2016

Burkina Faso rank

132nd

Mali rank

131st

Progression to secondary school, female over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 79.6% against 79.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mali ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 132nd and Mali ranks 131st of 156 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1990s	60.5%	77.3%	16.8%	Mali
2000s	67.2%	76.5%	9.3%	Mali
2010s	76.0%	75.3%	0.7%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, female, Burkina Faso or Mali?: Mali, at 79.6% against 79.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2016.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school, female between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 0.1%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for progression to secondary school, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 132nd and Mali ranks 131st of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Progression to secondary school, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 4,145 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).