Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Mali
Mali: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 4.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Mali, 1978–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Mali is 4.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 25.7% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Mali peaked at 4.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2008.
That places Mali 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Initial 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 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -41.5% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +46.6% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +68.6% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -24.8% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +25.7% |
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 | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 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 initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Mali?
- Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Mali was 4.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2008.
- How does Mali rank for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Mali ranks 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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 Initial 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