School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Mali
Mali: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 797,460 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
797,460 number
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
59th
of 203 countries
All-time high
797,460 number
in 2017
All-time low
250,791 number
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2017
School age population, tertiary education, female in Mali, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Mali recorded 797,460 number for school age population, tertiary education, female 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 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Mali peaked at 797,460 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 250,791 number, in 1970.
Mali ranks 59th 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, female (number) (age) in Mali, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 250,791 number | — |
| 1971 | 257,227 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 264,083 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 272,817 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 281,431 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 288,783 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 295,245 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 297,370 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 299,223 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 301,773 number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 305,749 number | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 311,180 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 314,809 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 319,817 number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 325,930 number | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 332,950 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 340,953 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 344,120 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 348,438 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 354,354 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 362,503 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 373,550 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 386,484 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 400,995 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 416,422 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 432,279 number | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 448,509 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 461,960 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 475,723 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 489,973 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 504,906 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 520,711 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 535,445 number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 550,408 number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 565,311 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 580,207 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 595,323 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 607,990 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 621,599 number | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 636,699 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 653,636 number | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 672,448 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 689,109 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 707,845 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 728,066 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 749,671 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 773,225 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 797,460 number | +3.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 797,460 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 807,084 number, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 797,460 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 280,874 number | 250,791 number | 301,773 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 329,830 number | 305,749 number | 354,354 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 424,840 number | 362,503 number | 489,973 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 571,860 number | 504,906 number | 636,699 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 721,432 number | 653,636 number | 797,460 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 62.8 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 65.99 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Mali?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Mali was 797,460 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 797,460 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 250,791 number in 1970.
- How does Mali rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Mali ranks 59th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.