Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mali
Mali: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mali, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mali stood at 4.5%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mali peaked at 4.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1993.
Mali ranks 74th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.5% | — |
| 1971 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -13.6% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +26.5% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Mali
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 7.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.193 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 230.35 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.267 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 318.55 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 155.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mali?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Mali was 4.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1993.
- How does Mali rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Mali ranks 74th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.