School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mali

Mali: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.29 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.29 million number
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
53rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.29 million number
in 2020
All-time low
363,632 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mali, 1970–2020

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mali is 1.29 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mali peaked at 1.29 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 363,632 number, in 1970.

Mali ranks 53rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mali, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Mali, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 363,632 number
1971 375,316 number +3.2%
1972 378,603 number +0.9%
1973 381,004 number +0.6%
1974 384,532 number +0.9%
1975 389,776 number +1.4%
1976 396,143 number +1.6%
1977 398,498 number +0.6%
1978 403,162 number +1.2%
1979 410,197 number +1.7%
1980 419,129 number +2.2%
1981 429,730 number +2.5%
1982 436,478 number +1.6%
1983 445,964 number +2.2%
1984 457,987 number +2.7%
1985 471,432 number +2.9%
1986 485,396 number +3.0%
1987 491,776 number +1.3%
1988 500,783 number +1.8%
1989 513,511 number +2.5%
1990 529,856 number +3.2%
1991 549,111 number +3.6%
1992 563,455 number +2.6%
1993 579,669 number +2.9%
1994 598,261 number +3.2%
1995 618,396 number +3.4%
1996 638,854 number +3.3%
1997 653,681 number +2.3%
1998 669,800 number +2.5%
1999 687,978 number +2.7%
2000 707,509 number +2.8%
2001 727,212 number +2.8%
2002 741,578 number +2.0%
2003 756,625 number +2.0%
2004 773,496 number +2.2%
2005 792,753 number +2.5%
2006 814,531 number +2.7%
2007 835,035 number +2.5%
2008 859,220 number +2.9%
2009 886,548 number +3.2%
2010 915,501 number +3.3%
2011 944,807 number +3.2%
2012 968,490 number +2.5%
2013 994,810 number +2.7%
2014 1.02 million number +3.0%
2015 1.06 million number +3.4%
2016 1.10 million number +3.8%
2017 1.14 million number +3.8%
2018 1.19 million number +4.1%
2019 1.24 million number +4.2%
2020 1.29 million number +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 388,086 number 363,632 number 410,197 number 10
1980s 465,219 number 419,129 number 513,511 number 10
1990s 608,906 number 529,856 number 687,978 number 10
2000s 789,451 number 707,509 number 886,548 number 10
2010s 1.06 million number 915,501 number 1.24 million number 10
2020s 1.29 million number 1.29 million number 1.29 million number 1

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 50 Burkina Faso 1.34 million number compare
  2. 51 Zimbabwe 1.33 million number compare
  3. 52 Spain 1.33 million number compare
  4. 54 Zambia 1.28 million number compare
  5. 55 Canada 1.16 million number compare
  6. 56 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.15 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mali?
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mali was 1.29 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 363,632 number in 1970.
How does Mali rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Mali ranks 53rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.