Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Mali
Mali: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 13.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Mali, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 13.3% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Mali peaked at 18.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2009.
Mali ranks 201st of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.5% | — |
| 1980 | 17.7% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 14.0% | -21.0% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +46.3% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.1% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 10.5% | 18.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 198 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
- 199 Sierra Leone 14.0% compare
- 200 Somalia 13.5% compare
- 202 Benin 12.2% compare
- 203 Congo 11.8% compare
- 204 Mauritania 11.2% 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 percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Mali?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Mali was 13.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2009.
- How does Mali rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Mali ranks 201st out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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 Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release