Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mali
Mali: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 11.3% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mali, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 11.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mali peaked at 11.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1981.
That places Mali 154th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.6% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.1% | 11.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 151 Sierra Leone 13.3% compare
- 152 Guinea-Bissau 12.7% compare
- 153 Vanuatu 11.3% compare
- 155 Burundi 10.2% compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 9.0% compare
- 157 Somalia 8.8% compare
More education data for Mali
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,920 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mali?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Mali was 11.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1981.
- How does Mali rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Mali ranks 154th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release