Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mali
Mali: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 19 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
19 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 172 countries
All-time high
19 years
in 2012
All-time low
19 years
in 2012
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mali, 2012–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mali is 19 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mali peaked at 19 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19 years, in 2012.
That places Mali 5th out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mali, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19 years | — |
| 2013 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 19 years | 19 years | 19 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 2 Anguilla 17 years compare
- 2 Cook Islands 17 years
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- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19 years compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 19 years
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- 5 Switzerland 19 years compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 19 years compare
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- 5 Czechia 19 years compare
- 5 Germany 19 years compare
- 5 Estonia 19 years compare
- 5 Ethiopia 19 years compare
- 5 Finland 19 years compare
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- 5 Hungary 19 years compare
- 5 Liechtenstein 19 years
- 5 Lithuania 19 years compare
- 5 Latvia 19 years compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 19 years compare
- 5 North Macedonia 19 years compare
- 5 Montenegro 19 years compare
- 5 Mauritania 19 years
- 5 Netherlands 19 years compare
- 5 Norway 19 years compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 19 years compare
- 5 Poland 19 years compare
- 5 Romania 19 years compare
- 5 Rwanda 19 years compare
- 5 Senegal 19 years compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 19 years compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 19 years compare
- 5 Serbia 19 years compare
- 5 Suriname 19 years compare
- 5 Slovakia 19 years compare
- 5 Slovenia 19 years
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More education data for Mali
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 690,765 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 165,707 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83,150 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,136 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 40,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 24,246 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.88 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mali?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Mali was 19 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 19 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 years in 2012.
- How does Mali rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Mali ranks 5th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release