Mali: Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 51.98 percentage points from 114.94% in 2012. Since 1998 it is down 123.14 percentage points from 290.06% in 1998. The World Bank has no value for 8 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, Mali's government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) fell 21.94 percentage points on 2016 (from 188.86% to 166.92%).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2016), the average change was −3.25 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 50.47 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 52.77 percentage points in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 103.83 percentage points in 1999. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 6.51 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 43% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2017, Mali had the 3rd highest value of the 17 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mali in the 2017 ranking

• Niger — 1st of 17: 275.25%
• Côte d'Ivoire — 3rd of 17: 150.17%
• Togo — 4th of 17: 77.17%
• Cabo Verde — 5th of 17: 38.32%

What this measures

Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 12 values

Government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) in nearby economies

• Benin — 77.72% (2015)
• Burkina Faso — 351.47% (2016)
• Cabo Verde — 38.32% (2017)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 150.17% (2017)
• Madagascar — 0.04% (2016)
• Mauritius — 9.58% (2017)
• Niger — 275.25% (2017)
• Rwanda — 97.66% (2018)
• Senegal

More education data for Mali

• Primary school starting age (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 13 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.91 (2020)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.97 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 72.8% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 69.37% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 76.15% (2023)
• Primary education, teachers — 59,920 (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Mali's government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita)?

166.92% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1998?

It is down 123.14 percentage points from 290.06% in 1998. The highest value was 290.06% in 1998 and the lowest 111.89% in 2013.

How does Mali rank?

3rd highest of 17 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) unusual for Mali?

In 2017, Mali's government expenditure per student, tertiary (% of GDP per capita) fell 21.94 percentage points on 2016 (from 188.86% to 166.92%). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2016), the average change was −3.25 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 50.47 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.TERT.PC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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