School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mali
Mali: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.2138 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mali, 1995β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.2138 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mali peaked at 0.2138 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0482 years, in 1995.
Mali ranks 196th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0569 years | 0.0482 years | 0.0669 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0898 years | 0.0519 years | 0.1276 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1513 years | 0.1179 years | 0.1876 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2138 years | 0.2138 years | 0.2138 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 193 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2366 years compare
- 194 Burkina Faso 0.2328 years compare
- 195 Niger 0.2244 years compare
- 197 Guinea-Bissau 0.1904 years compare
- 198 Libya 0.1832 years compare
- 199 Iraq 0.1794 years compare
More education data for Mali
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 51.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 45.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 59,920 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 69.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mali?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mali was 0.2138 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2138 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0482 years in 1995.
- How does Mali rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Mali ranks 196th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release