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
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Mali, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.