Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Mali
Mali: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both was 7.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
7.9%
Change on year
up 93.6%
World rank
36th
of 67 countries
All-time high
7.9%
in 2022
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2015–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Mali, 2015–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 7.9% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 93.6% on the previous year and up 1,722.6% over ten years.
That places Mali 36th out of 67 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.4% | — |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -42.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +222.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -51.3% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +1757.6% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -43.6% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +93.6% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 7.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 3.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.1% | 7.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 62.8 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 65.99 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mali?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Mali was 7.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- How does Mali rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Mali ranks 36th out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,722.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release