Madagascar vs Suriname: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Madagascar
21.6%
in 2025
Suriname
20.2%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
32nd
Suriname rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Madagascar
- Suriname
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 21.6% against 20.2% in Suriname, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Suriname ahead.
Madagascar ranks 32nd and Suriname ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 22.0% | 4.0% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 15.9% | 5.5% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.4% | 0.7% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Madagascar or Suriname?
- Madagascar, at 21.6% against 20.2% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Madagascar and Suriname?
- 1.4%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Suriname?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 32nd and Suriname ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (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