Of course schooling is a long term investment, nevertheless these results highlight the long run importance of female education for reducing child deprivation in Mali. Once again, consumption is much more important in rural areas for reducing the likelihood of being multidimensionally deprived (having three or more deprivations), with an additional $1 per day reducing the likelihood by 23 percentage points in rural areas compared to 13 points in urban areas. Household consumption is particularly important for reducing education deprivation in rural areas, an additional $1 per day reducing the likelihood by 11 percentage points compared to only 6 percentage points in urban areas.