Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Mali
Mali: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Mali, 1978–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Mali is 0.6%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Mali peaked at 0.9% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.
Mali ranks 117th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.9% | — |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -36.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -46.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +34.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Mali?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Mali was 0.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1978.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
- How does Mali rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Mali ranks 117th out of 173 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary 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