School life expectancy, secondary, female in Mali
Mali: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.23 years in 2023. β Volatile
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Mali, 1971β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Mali is 2.23 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Mali peaked at 2.23 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1193 years, in 1971.
Mali ranks 194th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1847 years | 0.1193 years | 0.2864 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.2404 years | 0.2039 years | 0.2843 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.3764 years | 0.2507 years | 0.5647 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 years | 0.671 years | 1.6 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.98 years | 1.77 years | 2.07 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.23 years | 2.23 years | 2.23 years | 1 |
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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, secondary, female in Mali?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Mali was 2.23 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1193 years in 1971.
- How does Mali rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Mali ranks 194th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release