Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Mali
Mali: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 73.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Mali, 2009–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Mali stood at 73.2%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Mali peaked at 73.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2011.
Mali ranks 44th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 65.3% | — |
| 2010 | 54.1% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 53.4% | 68.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 70.9% | 73.2% | 2 |
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 total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Mali?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Mali was 73.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2011.
- How does Mali rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Mali ranks 44th out of 116 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.