Madagascar vs Puerto Rico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Madagascar
10.8%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
11.8%
in 2023
Madagascar rank
9th
Puerto Rico rank
8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Madagascar
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 11.8% against 10.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 9th and Puerto Rico ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 4.5% | 8.2% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 6.9% | 4.3% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 11.8% | 1.0% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Madagascar or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 11.8% against 10.8% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Madagascar and Puerto Rico?
- 1.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Puerto Rico?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Puerto Rico rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Madagascar ranks 9th and Puerto Rico ranks 8th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). 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