Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mali
Mali: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 14.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mali, 1999–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 14.1% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2017.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and up 101.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mali peaked at 19.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2007.
Mali ranks 125th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.5% | — |
| 2000 | 9.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -26.3% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +68.3% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +38.4% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -19.9% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.0% | 9.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 8.6% | 19.9% | 6 |
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 percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mali?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Mali was 14.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2007.
- How does Mali rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Mali ranks 125th out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.5%. 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 Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.