School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Mali
Mali: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.835 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mali, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mali is 0.835 GPIA, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mali peaked at 0.9282 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4922 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Mali 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Mali, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4922 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.4988 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5051 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5114 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5088 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.523 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5234 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5502 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5725 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5677 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5673 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5562 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5826 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6288 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6224 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6158 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6479 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6635 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6902 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.755 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7588 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7736 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7954 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9282 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8013 GPIA | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8321 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8102 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.835 GPIA | +3.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.835 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8674 GPIA, 96% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.835 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9527 GPIA, 88% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5019 GPIA | 0.4922 GPIA | 0.5114 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.5356 GPIA | 0.5088 GPIA | 0.5725 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.6058 GPIA | 0.5562 GPIA | 0.6635 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7347 GPIA | 0.6902 GPIA | 0.7588 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8251 GPIA | 0.7736 GPIA | 0.9282 GPIA | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mali?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Mali was 0.835 GPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9282 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4922 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Mali ranks 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release