Maldives vs Mali: Official entrance age to pre-primary education
Maldives
4 years
in 2025
Mali
4 years
in 2025
Maldives rank
14th
Mali rank
14th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education over time
- Maldives
- Mali
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4 years against 4 years in Mali, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.
Maldives ranks 14th and Mali ranks 14th of 217 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 years | 5 years | 1 years | Mali |
| 1980s | 4 years | 5 years | 1 years | Mali |
| 1990s | 3.8 years | 3.8 years | 0 years | — |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 0 years | — |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3.3 years | 0.3 years | Mali |
| 2020s | 3.67 years | 4 years | 0.3333 years | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to pre-primary education, Maldives or Mali?
- Maldives, at 4 years against 4 years in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to pre-primary education between Maldives and Mali?
- 0 years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Mali?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Maldives and Mali rank globally for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Maldives ranks 14th and Mali ranks 14th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release