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
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Mali, 1970–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Mali
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 72.8 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2023)
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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.