ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) vs Madagascar: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
95.8%
in 2024
Madagascar
98.7%
in 2021
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank
110th
Madagascar rank
107th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
  • Madagascar
0255075100199720102024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 98.7% against 95.8% in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), a difference of 2.9%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ahead.

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 110th and Madagascar ranks 107th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 82.1% 59.6% 22.6% ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2000s 93.5% 91.9% 1.7% ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2010s 99.4% 97.3% 2.1% ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
2020s 96.0% 98.7% 2.7% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 98.7% against 95.8% in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) as of 2021.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Madagascar?
2.9%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Madagascar?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Madagascar rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 110th and Madagascar ranks 107th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,391 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release