Madagascar vs Zambia: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Madagascar

96.6%

in 2024

Zambia

96.5%

in 2024

Madagascar rank

97th

Zambia rank

100th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Madagascar currently reports 96.6% against 96.5% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Zambia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 97th and Zambia ranks 100th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.