Latin America & Caribbean vs Madagascar: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean
35.03 million number
in 2019
Madagascar
2.59 million number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th
Madagascar rank
29th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 35.03 million number against 2.59 million number in Madagascar, a difference of 32.43 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 13.5 times Madagascar's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 25.31 million number 685,424 number 24.62 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 29.74 million number 952,672 number 28.79 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 34.44 million number 1.27 million number 33.16 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 36.73 million number 1.73 million number 35.01 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 36.16 million number 2.33 million number 33.83 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean or Madagascar?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 35.03 million number against 2.59 million number in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Madagascar?
32.43 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Madagascar?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Madagascar rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.