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

Burkina Faso, at 80.1% against 78.3% in Mali as of 2017.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1971 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Progression to secondary school

Burkina Faso

80.1%

in 2017

Mali

78.3%

in 2016

Burkina Faso rank

141st

Mali rank

142nd

Progression to secondary school over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 80.1% against 78.3% in Mali, a difference of 1.8%.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 141st and Mali ranks 142nd of 167 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1970s	25.6%	67.0%	41.3%	Mali
1980s	41.1%	70.0%	29.0%	Mali
1990s	60.5%	76.4%	15.9%	Mali
2000s	68.0%	82.1%	14.1%	Mali
2010s	73.4%	80.0%	6.6%	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher progression to secondary school, Burkina Faso or Mali?: Burkina Faso, at 80.1% against 78.3% in Mali as of 2017.
What is the difference in progression to secondary school between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 1.8%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for progression to secondary school?: Burkina Faso ranks 141st and Mali ranks 142nd of 167 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Burkina Faso vs Mali: Progression to secondary school. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/progression-to-secondary-school-percent/burkina-faso/mali/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/progression-to-secondary-school-percent/burkina-faso/mali/">Burkina Faso vs Mali: Progression to secondary school</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Progression to secondary school (%)
Unit: %
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 4,983 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed: 20 August 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).