Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Mali
Mali: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 25.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
25.7%
World rank
75th
of 168 countries
All-time high
42.3%
in 2010
All-time low
25.7%
in 2023
Years of data
18
1999–2023
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 25.7%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mali peaked at 42.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2023.
That places Mali 75th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.5% | — |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 36.5% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 37.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 37.1% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -30.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 25.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mali's 25.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.8%, 2.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 33.7% | 39.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 37.1% | 42.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 25.7% | 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 25.7% 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 42.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mali ranks 75th 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 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release