Mali Education Spending 2000-2023

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
  • Mali education spending for 2021 was 15.96%, a 1.49% increase from 2020.
  • Mali education spending for 2020 was 14.47%, a 0.17% decline from 2019.
  • Mali education spending for 2019 was 14.64%, a 1.25% decline from 2018.
  • Mali education spending for 2018 was 15.89%, a 0.65% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Sierra Leone 33.83%
Democratic Republic of Congo 21.61%
Burkina Faso 21.56%
Senegal 21.08%
Togo 20.80%
Burundi 20.44%
Tajikistan 19.91%
Mozambique 18.76%
Haiti 16.11%
Mali 15.96%
Madagascar 15.52%
Chad 15.13%
Nepal 14.39%
Gambia 13.98%
Tanzania 13.54%
Guinea 11.98%
Niger 11.95%
Rwanda 11.32%
South Sudan 11.21%
Afghanistan 10.88%
Guinea-Bissau 9.32%
Central African Republic 9.09%
Uganda 8.21%
Liberia 6.87%
Somalia 4.36%
Mali Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2021 15.96% 1.49%
2020 14.47% -0.17%
2019 14.64% -1.25%
2018 15.89% -0.65%
2017 16.53% 2.63%
2016 13.90% -4.25%
2015 18.16% -0.07%
2014 18.22% 1.60%
2013 16.62% -5.78%
2012 22.40% 4.15%
2011 18.26% 1.75%
2010 16.50% -0.46%
2009 16.96% -1.07%
2008 18.03% 1.75%
2005 16.28% -1.46%
2004 17.74% -0.55%
2003 18.28% 3.76%
2002 14.53% 0.03%
2001 14.49% -0.83%
2000 15.32% -0.83%