Madagascar vs North America: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Madagascar
679,650 number
in 2020
North America
4.63 million number
in 2019
Madagascar rank
37th
North America rank
39th

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Madagascar
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 4.63 million number against 679,650 number in Madagascar, a difference of 3.95 million number.

That makes North America's figure about 6.8 times Madagascar's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 37th and North America ranks 39th of 204 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar North America Difference Ahead
1970s 186,397 number 4.52 million number 4.34 million number North America
1980s 260,619 number 3.86 million number 3.60 million number North America
1990s 343,428 number 4.09 million number 3.75 million number North America
2000s 473,527 number 4.59 million number 4.11 million number North America
2010s 615,606 number 4.51 million number 3.90 million number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Madagascar or North America?
North America, at 4.63 million number against 679,650 number in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Madagascar and North America?
3.95 million number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and North America?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and North America rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 37th and North America ranks 39th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.