Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Afghanistan
55.4%
in 2025
Madagascar
54.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
153rd
Madagascar rank
154th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Afghanistan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 55.4% against 54.0% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Madagascar ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Madagascar ranks 154th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.9% | 31.3% | 20.4% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 26.4% | 10.7% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 34.0% | 8.0% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 47.6% | 1.6% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 52.6% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Afghanistan or Madagascar?
- Afghanistan, at 55.4% against 54.0% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 1.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Afghanistan ranks 153rd and Madagascar ranks 154th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release