Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Mali
Mali: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 29.73 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Mali, 1999–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Mali recorded 29.73 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2018.
The figure is up 47.2% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Mali peaked at 40.68 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.2, in 2017.
That places Mali 15th out of 137 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.12 | 31.12 | 31.12 | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.52 | 30.79 | 40.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.03 | 20.2 | 38.32 | 8 |
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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 pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Mali?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Mali was 29.73 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 40.68 in 2004.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2 in 2017.
- How does Mali rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Mali ranks 15th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.