Madagascar vs Nigeria: Primary education, teachers

Madagascar
54.9%
in 2024
Nigeria
55.2%
in 2021
Madagascar rank
164th
Nigeria rank
161st

Primary education, teachers over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nigeria
0204060197019972024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 55.2% against 54.9% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 164th and Nigeria ranks 161st of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 29.7% 24.3% 5.3% Madagascar
1990s 55.1% 47.1% 8.1% Madagascar
2000s 58.6% 49.1% 9.5% Madagascar
2010s 54.9% 51.0% 3.9% Madagascar
2020s 52.6% 56.5% 3.9% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Madagascar or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 55.2% against 54.9% in Madagascar as of 2021.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Madagascar and Nigeria?
0.3%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for primary education, teachers?
Madagascar ranks 164th and Nigeria ranks 161st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Madagascar vs Nigeria: Primary education, teachers. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-teachers-percent-female/madagascar/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-teachers-percent-female/madagascar/nigeria/">Madagascar vs Nigeria: Primary education, teachers</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 8,480 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.