Government expenditure on education, total in Mali
Mali: Government expenditure on education, total was 4.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education, total in Mali, 1978–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on education, total in Mali stood at 4.2%. 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, total in Mali peaked at 4.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1999.
Mali ranks 97th of 196 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, total in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | 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 |
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More education data for Mali
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.97 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.42 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, total in Mali?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Mali was 4.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1999.
- How does Mali rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Mali ranks 97th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on education, total 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.