Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mali
Mali: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 17.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mali, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mali recorded 17.8% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mali peaked at 22.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2016.
That places Mali 31st out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 14.5% | 18.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 13.9% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Mali
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,920 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mali?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mali was 17.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2016.
- How does Mali rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mali ranks 31st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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