Official entrance age to early childhood education in Mali
Mali: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 4 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 204 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 2016
All-time low
3 years
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Mali, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to early childhood education in Mali is 4 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Mali peaked at 4 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1999.
Mali ranks 9th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Mali, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4 years | 3 years | 4 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 9 Aruba 4 years compare
- 9 Benin 4 years compare
- 9 Bermuda 4 years compare
- 9 Bhutan 4 years compare
- 9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 years compare
- 9 Cameroon 4 years compare
- 9 Curaçao 4 years compare
- 9 Djibouti 4 years compare
- 9 Egypt 4 years compare
- 9 Eritrea 4 years compare
- 9 Ethiopia 4 years compare
- 9 Iraq 4 years compare
- 9 Jordan 4 years compare
- 9 Kuwait 4 years compare
- 9 Libya 4 years compare
- 9 Malaysia 4 years compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 4 years compare
- 9 Niger 4 years compare
- 9 Seychelles 4 years compare
- 9 Sudan 4 years compare
- 9 Suriname 4 years compare
- 9 Tonga 4 years compare
- 9 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
- 9 Vanuatu 4 years compare
- 9 Palestine, State of 4 years compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 4 years compare
More education data for Mali
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 80,395 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 512,692 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 82,198 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,509 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.31 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.97 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.42 % change on previous year (2018)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1251 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood education in Mali?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Mali was 4 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- How does Mali rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Mali ranks 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood education.