Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Mali
Mali: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 17.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Mali, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
In 2024, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Mali stood at 17.8%.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Mali peaked at 22.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.
Mali ranks 36th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Mali, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 14.5% | 18.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 13.9% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% | 5 |
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 expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Mali?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Mali was 17.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- How does Mali rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Mali ranks 36th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release