School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mali

Mali: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.61 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.61 million number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
58th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.61 million number
in 2017
All-time low
502,451 number
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2017

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mali, 1970–2017

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mali is 1.61 million number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mali peaked at 1.61 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 502,451 number, in 1970.

Mali ranks 58th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mali, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Mali, 1970 to 2017.
Year number Change
1970 502,451 number
1971 516,526 number +2.8%
1972 531,353 number +2.9%
1973 550,100 number +3.5%
1974 568,489 number +3.3%
1975 584,078 number +2.7%
1976 597,680 number +2.3%
1977 601,546 number +0.6%
1978 604,686 number +0.5%
1979 609,299 number +0.8%
1980 617,047 number +1.3%
1981 628,061 number +1.8%
1982 634,944 number +1.1%
1983 644,825 number +1.6%
1984 657,061 number +1.9%
1985 671,154 number +2.1%
1986 687,243 number +2.4%
1987 691,953 number +0.7%
1988 699,039 number +1.0%
1989 709,625 number +1.5%
1990 725,295 number +2.2%
1991 747,677 number +3.1%
1992 774,220 number +3.6%
1993 804,391 number +3.9%
1994 836,684 number +4.0%
1995 869,908 number +4.0%
1996 903,840 number +3.9%
1997 931,658 number +3.1%
1998 959,939 number +3.0%
1999 989,135 number +3.0%
2000 1.02 million number +3.1%
2001 1.05 million number +3.2%
2002 1.08 million number +2.8%
2003 1.11 million number +2.8%
2004 1.14 million number +2.7%
2005 1.17 million number +2.7%
2006 1.20 million number +2.7%
2007 1.23 million number +2.2%
2008 1.26 million number +2.3%
2009 1.29 million number +2.5%
2010 1.32 million number +2.7%
2011 1.36 million number +2.8%
2012 1.39 million number +2.3%
2013 1.43 million number +2.6%
2014 1.47 million number +2.7%
2015 1.51 million number +2.9%
2016 1.56 million number +3.1%
2017 1.61 million number +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 566,621 number 502,451 number 609,299 number 10
1980s 664,095 number 617,047 number 709,625 number 10
1990s 854,275 number 725,295 number 989,135 number 10
2000s 1.16 million number 1.02 million number 1.29 million number 10
2010s 1.46 million number 1.32 million number 1.61 million number 8

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 55 Burkina Faso 1.87 million number compare
  2. 56 Syrian Arab Republic 1.74 million number compare
  3. 57 Guatemala 1.68 million number compare
  4. 59 Malawi 1.59 million number compare
  5. 60 Australia 1.56 million number compare
  6. 61 Sri Lanka 1.54 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mali?
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mali was 1.61 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 1.61 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 502,451 number in 1970.
How does Mali rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Mali ranks 58th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.