School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Mali
Mali: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 0.8683 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Mali, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Mali stood at 0.8683 GPI. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Mali peaked at 0.8683 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5123 GPI, in 1971.
Mali ranks 177th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Mali, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5123 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5259 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5661 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5384 GPI | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.521 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5267 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5329 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5301 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5427 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.542 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5437 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5459 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5696 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5643 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5865 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5813 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5796 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5686 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5949 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.607 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6413 GPI | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6349 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.629 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6609 GPI | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6704 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6981 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7009 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.717 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7353 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7478 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7679 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7702 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7786 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7953 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8059 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8277 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8598 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8294 GPI | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8591 GPI | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8683 GPI | +1.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.8683 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9103 GPI, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.8683 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9578 GPI, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5319 GPI | 0.5123 GPI | 0.5661 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.5531 GPI | 0.5301 GPI | 0.5865 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.6168 GPI | 0.5686 GPI | 0.6704 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7395 GPI | 0.6981 GPI | 0.7786 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8351 GPI | 0.7953 GPI | 0.8683 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 62.8 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 65.99 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Mali?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Mali was 0.8683 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8683 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5123 GPI in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Mali ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.