Unemployment with advanced education in Mali
Mali: Unemployment with advanced education was 14.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Mali, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education in Mali stood at 14.2%.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Mali peaked at 19.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2009.
That places Mali 8th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9.8% | — |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +59.1% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 15.0% | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 12.3% | 19.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.2% | 16.0% | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3606 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Mali?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Mali was 14.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2009.
- How does Mali rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Mali ranks 8th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).