Madagascar vs MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male
Madagascar
435,415
in 2025
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
17.48 million
in 2024
Madagascar rank
31st
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
33rd
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male over time
- Madagascar
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 17.48 million against 435,415 in Madagascar, a difference of 17.04 million.
That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 40.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 31st and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 222 countries.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 117,730 | 5.17 million | 5.05 million | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 162,400 | 6.84 million | 6.68 million | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 209,604 | 8.85 million | 8.64 million | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 293,855 | 11.36 million | 11.07 million | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 359,526 | 14.83 million | 14.47 million | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 406,225 | 17.10 million | 16.69 million | MDG: Sub-saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, male, Madagascar or MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 17.48 million against 435,415 in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Madagascar and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 17.04 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Madagascar ranks 31st and MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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, male (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