Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Mali
Mali: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 4.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Mali, 1978–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 4.2% for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Mali peaked at 4.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1999.
Mali ranks 99th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3.6% | — |
| 1980 | 3.5% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 4 |
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 government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Mali?
- Government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Mali was 4.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1999.
- How does Mali rank for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Mali ranks 99th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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 Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release