Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Madagascar: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0936 units per person
in 2024
Madagascar
0.1656 units per person
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th
Madagascar rank
24th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.1656 units per person against 0.0936 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.072 units per person.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 24th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1536 units per person 0.1496 units per person 0.0039 units per person Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 0.1552 units per person 0.1622 units per person 0.0071 units per person Madagascar
1990s 0.1399 units per person 0.1178 units per person 0.0221 units per person Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.1264 units per person 0.1702 units per person 0.0438 units per person Madagascar
2010s 0.1066 units per person 0.1837 units per person 0.077 units per person Madagascar
2020s 0.0956 units per person 0.1686 units per person 0.073 units per person Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.1656 units per person against 0.0936 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Madagascar?
0.072 units per person, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Madagascar?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Madagascar rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 24th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.