Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Afghanistan
50.6%
in 2025
Madagascar
49.8%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
7th
Madagascar rank
8th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Afghanistan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 50.6% against 49.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 33.1% | 4.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 26.3% | 8.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 43.5% | 3.1% | Afghanistan |
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, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
- Afghanistan, at 50.6% against 49.8% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 0.8%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Afghanistan ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 8th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). 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