Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Mali
Mali: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational was 23.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mali, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mali stood at 23.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mali peaked at 48.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2023.
Mali ranks 67th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.3% | — |
| 2000 | 39.6% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 41.8% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | -36.5% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 23.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.0%, 2.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mali's 23.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.7%, 2.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 39.6% | 48.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 37.4% | 46.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1251 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mali?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mali was 23.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mali ranks 67th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release