Government expenditure per student, secondary in Mali
Mali: Government expenditure per student, secondary was 25.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Mali, 1998–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Mali recorded 25.5% for government expenditure per student, secondary in 2017.
That represents a change of up 24.3% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, secondary in Mali peaked at 57.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2016.
Mali ranks 23rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 57.9% | — |
| 1999 | 43.3% | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | -24.5% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -10.8% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.6% | 43.3% | 57.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 32.3% | 34.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 20.5% | 35.7% | 7 |
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More education data for Mali
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure per student, secondary in Mali?
- Government expenditure per student, secondary in Mali was 25.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2016.
- How does Mali rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
- Mali ranks 23rd out of 109 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.