School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mali
Mali: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9201 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mali, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.9201 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mali peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6814 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Mali 188th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mali, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6814 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7129 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7031 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7195 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.727 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7345 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7491 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.763 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7775 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.792 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.805 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8203 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8301 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8419 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8598 GPIA | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8854 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8465 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8816 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8906 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9201 GPIA | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6814 GPIA | 0.6814 GPIA | 0.6814 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7484 GPIA | 0.7031 GPIA | 0.805 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8752 GPIA | 0.8203 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9201 GPIA | 0.9201 GPIA | 0.9201 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 185 Iraq 0.9353 GPIA compare
- 186 Benin 0.9206 GPIA compare
- 187 Mozambique 0.9205 GPIA compare
- 189 Tajikistan 0.9165 GPIA compare
- 190 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9103 GPIA compare
- 191 Cameroon 0.9086 GPIA compare
More education data for Mali
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,920 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mali?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Mali was 0.9201 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6814 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Mali rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Mali ranks 188th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release