Mali: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary

Key figures

Since 1999 it is down 44.44% from 24.26 in 1999 (3.21% a year on average, compounded). 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

From 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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 12th highest value of the 28 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

• Sweden — 9th of 28: 14.66
• Germany — 10th of 28: 14.02
• Mexico — 11th of 28: 13.8
• Romania — 13th of 28: 13.21
• Korea, Rep. — 14th of 28: 13.03
• Bulgaria — 15th of 28: 12.7

What this measures

Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

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

All 11 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in nearby economies

• Cabo Verde — 15.04 (2018)
• Eritrea — 27.64 (2018)
• Ghana — 19.6 (2019)
• Mauritania — 15.43 (2018)
• Niger — 18.1 (2017)

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 pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?

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

How has it changed since 1999?

It is down 44.44% from 24.26 in 1999 (3.21% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 24.26 in 1999 and the lowest 10.63 in 2013.

How does Mali rank?

12th highest of 28 economies with data for 2017.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.UP.TC.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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