Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Mali
Mali: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Mali, 2008–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Mali stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Mali peaked at 1.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
Mali ranks 70th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.7% | — |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +58.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -31.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 67 El Salvador 0.5% compare
- 68 Estonia 0.5% compare
- 69 Paraguay 0.5% compare
- 71 Greece 0.5% compare
- 72 Saint Lucia 0.5% compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Mali?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Mali was 0.5% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Mali rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Mali ranks 70th out of 122 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. 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 upper secondary 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