School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mali
Mali: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.911 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.911 GPIA
World rank
194th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.9666 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.4942 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
42
1971–2023
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mali, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mali stood at 0.911 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mali peaked at 0.9666 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4942 GPIA, in 1971.
Mali ranks 194th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mali, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4942 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5084 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5479 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5218 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5055 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5133 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5205 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5188 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.532 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5325 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5351 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5377 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5627 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5583 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5816 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.577 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5757 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5659 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5931 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6052 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6391 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6319 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.626 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6577 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6683 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6952 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7018 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7199 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7363 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7484 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7682 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7707 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7786 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7949 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.805 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9666 GPIA | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8261 GPIA | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8575 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8263 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8552 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8636 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.911 GPIA | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.516 GPIA | 0.4942 GPIA | 0.5479 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5448 GPIA | 0.5188 GPIA | 0.5816 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.614 GPIA | 0.5659 GPIA | 0.6683 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7399 GPIA | 0.6952 GPIA | 0.7786 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8494 GPIA | 0.7949 GPIA | 0.9666 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.911 GPIA | 0.911 GPIA | 0.911 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9232 GPIA compare
- 192 Mozambique 0.9136 GPIA compare
- 193 Equatorial Guinea 0.913 GPIA compare
- 195 Cameroon 0.9062 GPIA compare
- 196 Liechtenstein 0.9061 GPIA compare
- 197 Benin 0.8996 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mali?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Mali was 0.911 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9666 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4942 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Mali ranks 194th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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, primary and 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