School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Mali
Mali: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 0.2177 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2177 years
World rank
194th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.2177 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.0464 years
in 1995
Years of data
23
1995–2023
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Mali, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Mali stood at 0.2177 years. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Mali peaked at 0.2177 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0464 years, in 1995.
That places Mali 194th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Mali, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0464 years | — |
| 1996 | 0.0491 years | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0583 years | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0666 years | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0616 years | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0601 years | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0602 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0517 years | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0683 years | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0842 years | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1037 years | +23.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1115 years | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1292 years | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1216 years | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.121 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1273 years | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1397 years | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1489 years | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1523 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1629 years | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1903 years | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1895 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2177 years | +14.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.2177 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3069 years, 71% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.2177 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7777 years, 28% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0564 years | 0.0464 years | 0.0666 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0878 years | 0.0517 years | 0.1292 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.154 years | 0.121 years | 0.1903 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2177 years | 0.2177 years | 0.2177 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 191 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.242 years compare
- 192 Burkina Faso 0.2326 years compare
- 193 Niger 0.2324 years compare
- 195 Guinea-Bissau 0.1971 years compare
- 196 Iraq 0.1839 years compare
- 197 Libya 0.1809 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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Mali?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Mali was 0.2177 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2177 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0464 years in 1995.
- How does Mali rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Mali ranks 194th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release