Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Mali
Mali: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 0.4206 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4206 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
98th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.4206 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.1458 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
9
1976–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mali, 1976–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.4206 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mali peaked at 0.4206 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1458 GPIA, in 1976.
Mali ranks 98th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Mali, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.1458 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.2593 GPIA | +77.8% |
| 2015 | 0.298 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2868 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.329 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3735 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.347 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4205 GPIA | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4206 GPIA | +0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.4206 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.5449 GPIA, 77% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.4206 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5926 GPIA, 71% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1458 GPIA | 0.1458 GPIA | 0.1458 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3156 GPIA | 0.2593 GPIA | 0.3735 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4206 GPIA | 0.4205 GPIA | 0.4206 GPIA | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Mali?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Mali was 0.4206 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4206 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1458 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Mali rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Mali ranks 98th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release