Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Lower secondary completion rate, total

Burkina Faso
27.9%
in 2024
Madagascar
30.9%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
176th
Madagascar rank
173rd

Lower secondary completion rate, total over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 30.9% against 27.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Madagascar ranks 173rd of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 1.3% 9.5% 8.3% Madagascar
1980s 4.5% 16.1% 11.6% Madagascar
1990s 5.3% 13.4% 8.1% Madagascar
2000s 10.0% 18.0% 7.9% Madagascar
2010s 27.2% 32.8% 5.6% Madagascar
2020s 32.8% 31.7% 1.1% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, total, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 30.9% against 27.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, total between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
3.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, total?
Burkina Faso ranks 176th and Madagascar ranks 173rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.