Progression to secondary school in Mali
Mali: Progression to secondary school was 78.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Mali, 1971–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 78.3% for progression to secondary school in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Mali peaked at 92.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 1971.
That places Mali 142nd out of 167 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.5% | 59.0% | 84.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 67.9% | 59.2% | 72.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 76.4% | 76.4% | 76.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 71.6% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 77.9% | 92.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.8% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 59,920 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 69.4% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 76.1% (2023)
- Labor force, female 39.1% (2025)
- Labor force, total 9.16 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Mali?
- Progression to secondary school in Mali was 78.3% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for progression to secondary school?
- Mali ranks 142nd out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).