Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Mali
Mali: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 98.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Mali, 2008–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Mali stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Mali peaked at 98.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2009.
That places Mali 20th out of 125 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 80.9% | — |
| 2009 | 77.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 92.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 77.6% | 80.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 92.3% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.4% | 98.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,395 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 512,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 82,198 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,509 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.97 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1251 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Mali?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Mali was 98.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2009.
- How does Mali rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Mali ranks 20th out of 125 countries with data for 2021.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release