School life expectancy, primary, male in Mali
Mali: School life expectancy, primary, male was 4.52 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Mali, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mali recorded 4.52 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Mali peaked at 5 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.6 years, in 1988.
That places Mali 179th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.91 years | 1.78 years | 2.05 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.77 years | 1.6 years | 2.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 years | 1.85 years | 3.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5 years | 3.65 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 years | 4.04 years | 4.98 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.52 years | 4.52 years | 4.52 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More education data for Mali
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 72.8% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 59,920 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 5.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 69.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Mali?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Mali was 4.52 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 years in 1988.
- How does Mali rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Mali ranks 179th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release