Madagascar vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female
Madagascar
423,979
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
17.11 million
in 2024
Madagascar rank
31st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
33rd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female over time
- Madagascar
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 17.11 million against 423,979 in Madagascar, a difference of 16.68 million.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 40.4 times Madagascar's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 31st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 33rd of 222 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 116,203 | 5.13 million | 5.01 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 159,702 | 6.76 million | 6.60 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 205,091 | 8.71 million | 8.50 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 287,948 | 11.17 million | 10.88 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 351,872 | 14.54 million | 14.19 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 395,597 | 16.74 million | 16.35 million | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, female, Madagascar or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 17.11 million against 423,979 in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, female between Madagascar and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 16.68 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Madagascar ranks 31st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 33rd of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). 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