School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mali

Mali: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 0.2044 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.2044 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
178th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.2044 years
in 2018
All-time low
0.0516 years
in 1995
Years of data
23
1995–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mali, 1995–2018

0.050.10.150.21995200620181995: 0.052 years1996: 0.055 years1997: 0.062 years1998: 0.07 years1999: 0.062 years2000: 0.061 years2001: 0.062 years2002: 0.054 years2003: 0.07 years2004: 0.087 years2005: 0.109 years2006: 0.119 years2007: 0.122 years2008: 0.135 years2009: 0.125 years2010: 0.125 years2011: 0.134 years2013: 0.146 years2014: 0.156 years2015: 0.16 years2016: 0.173 years2017: 0.201 years2018: 0.204 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mali is 0.2044 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mali peaked at 0.2044 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0516 years, in 1995.

That places Mali 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mali, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) in Mali, 1995 to 2018.
Year years Change
1995 0.0516 years
1996 0.0545 years +5.6%
1997 0.0624 years +14.5%
1998 0.0699 years +12.1%
1999 0.0616 years -11.9%
2000 0.0614 years -0.4%
2001 0.0625 years +1.7%
2002 0.0536 years -14.2%
2003 0.0703 years +31.2%
2004 0.0868 years +23.5%
2005 0.1094 years +26.1%
2006 0.1187 years +8.5%
2007 0.1217 years +2.5%
2008 0.1353 years +11.2%
2009 0.1255 years -7.3%
2010 0.1255 years +0.0%
2011 0.1344 years +7.1%
2013 0.1458 years +8.5%
2014 0.1557 years +6.8%
2015 0.1601 years +2.8%
2016 0.173 years +8.1%
2017 0.201 years +16.2%
2018 0.2044 years +1.7%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 0.2044 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2164 years, 94% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Mali's 0.2044 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6892 years, 30% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.06 years 0.0516 years 0.0699 years 5
2000s 0.0945 years 0.0536 years 0.1353 years 10
2010s 0.1625 years 0.1255 years 0.2044 years 8

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 175 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2509 years compare
  2. 176 Niger 0.2283 years compare
  3. 177 Djibouti 0.2108 years compare
  4. 179 Guinea-Bissau 0.1986 years compare
  5. 180 Libya 0.1962 years compare
  6. 181 Myanmar 0.1703 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mali?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Mali was 0.2044 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 0.2044 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0516 years in 1995.
How does Mali rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Mali ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.