Madagascar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male

Madagascar
153.9%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
117.7%
in 2018
Madagascar rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
050100150200197119942018

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 153.9% against 117.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36.2%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 184 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 118.2% 80.4% 37.8% Madagascar
1980s 105.5% 91.9% 13.5% Madagascar
1990s 98.3% 92.6% 5.7% Madagascar
2000s 154.9% 112.6% 42.2% Madagascar
2010s 173.5% 117.9% 55.6% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male, Madagascar or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Madagascar, at 153.9% against 117.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male between Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
36.2%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male?
Madagascar ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 6,369 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.