Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Madagascar: Primary education, pupils

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
48.5%
in 2018
Madagascar
49.8%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
19th
Madagascar rank
19th

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 49.8% against 48.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 43 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 48.7% 46.1% 2.5% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 48.9% 48.3% 0.6% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 48.6% 49.0% 0.4% Madagascar
2000s 48.4% 49.1% 0.7% Madagascar
2010s 48.4% 49.6% 1.2% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 49.8% against 48.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Madagascar?
1.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Madagascar?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Madagascar rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.