Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mali
Mali: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 18.7% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mali, 2011β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 18.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.2% on the previous year and up 315.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mali peaked at 18.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2011.
That places Mali 101st out of 108 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.3% | 4.5% | 12.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 12.0% | 18.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 98 Zimbabwe 21.2% compare
- 99 Mozambique 20.5% compare
- 100 Ethiopia 20.1% compare
- 102 Cambodia 14.3% compare
- 103 Afghanistan 13.1% compare
- 104 United Republic of Tanzania 11.3% 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 educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mali?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Mali was 18.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2011.
- How does Mali rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Mali ranks 101st out of 108 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 315.9%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release