School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Mali
Mali: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 0.21 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.21 years
World rank
194th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.21 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.0499 years
in 1995
Years of data
23
1995–2023
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Mali, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.21 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Mali peaked at 0.21 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0499 years, in 1995.
Mali ranks 194th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Mali, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0499 years | — |
| 1996 | 0.0528 years | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.06 years | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0672 years | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0576 years | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0585 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0604 years | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0521 years | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0673 years | +29.2% |
| 2004 | 0.082 years | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1037 years | +26.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1116 years | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.126 years | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1154 years | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1148 years | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1242 years | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1353 years | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1442 years | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1464 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1578 years | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1807 years | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1858 years | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.21 years | +13.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.21 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3018 years, 70% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.21 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7533 years, 28% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0575 years | 0.0499 years | 0.0672 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0863 years | 0.0521 years | 0.126 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1487 years | 0.1148 years | 0.1858 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.21 years | 0.21 years | 0.21 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 191 Burkina Faso 0.2329 years compare
- 192 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2311 years compare
- 193 Niger 0.2167 years compare
- 195 Libya 0.1854 years compare
- 196 Guinea-Bissau 0.1838 years compare
- 197 Iraq 0.1752 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, male in Mali?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Mali was 0.21 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.21 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0499 years in 1995.
- How does Mali rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Mali ranks 194th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release