Madagascar vs World: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Madagascar
0.1656 units per person
in 2024
World
0.0959 units per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
24th
World rank
24th

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • World
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.1656 units per person against 0.0959 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0697 units per person.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.7 times World's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 24th and World ranks 24th of 206 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar World Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1496 units per person 0.1163 units per person 0.0334 units per person Madagascar
1980s 0.1622 units per person 0.1158 units per person 0.0465 units per person Madagascar
1990s 0.1178 units per person 0.108 units per person 0.0098 units per person Madagascar
2000s 0.1702 units per person 0.103 units per person 0.0672 units per person Madagascar
2010s 0.1837 units per person 0.0976 units per person 0.086 units per person Madagascar
2020s 0.1686 units per person 0.0956 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, Madagascar or World?
Madagascar, at 0.1656 units per person against 0.0959 units per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Madagascar and World?
0.0697 units per person, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and World?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and World rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 24th and World ranks 24th of 206 countries.
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.