Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mali
Mali: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 27.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 27.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mali peaked at 42.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2023.
Mali ranks 78th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 33.0% | — |
| 2000 | 34.9% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 28.9% | 36.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 36.8% | 42.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Mali
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.97 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.42 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1251 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (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 27.3% 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 42.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Mali ranks 78th 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 26.0%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release