India vs Madagascar: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
India
134,967 children
in 2025
Madagascar
135,621 children
in 2024
India rank
50th
Madagascar rank
49th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- India
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 135,621 children against 134,967 children in India, a difference of 654 children.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 50th and Madagascar ranks 49th of 196 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.05 million children | 685,449 children | 24.37 million children | India |
| 2000s | 14.31 million children | 828,947 children | 13.48 million children | India |
| 2010s | 4.40 million children | 105,889 children | 4.29 million children | India |
| 2020s | 1.93 million children | 147,182 children | 1.78 million children | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, India or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 135,621 children against 134,967 children in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between India and Madagascar?
- 654 children, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Madagascar?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Madagascar rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- India ranks 50th and Madagascar ranks 49th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.