Madagascar vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Madagascar
38.8%
in 2024
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
15.5%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
19th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
16th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Madagascar
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 38.8% against 15.5% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 23.3%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 2.5 times WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 19th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th of 183 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 31.9% | 11.6% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 18.1% | 9.9% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 16.4% | 20.2% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Madagascar or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Madagascar, at 38.8% against 15.5% in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Madagascar and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 23.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Madagascar ranks 19th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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