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Universities in Mali

Mali has 4 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 988. 1 was founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES4

OLDEST988

FOUNDED 1900+3

By founding era

Before 12001 · 25%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18990 · 0%

1900 or later3 · 75%

Date unknown0 · 0%

Oldest universities in Mali

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

988Sankore Madrasah

1962Combined Arms Military School in Koulikoro

2009Ségou University

2011University of Legal and Political Sciences of Bamako

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