Kenya vs Madagascar: School age population, lower secondary education, female

Kenya
1.36 million
in 2025
Madagascar
1.48 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
33rd
Madagascar rank
30th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1.48 million against 1.36 million in Kenya, a difference of 120,200.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 33rd and Madagascar ranks 30th of 220 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 517,931 363,352 154,579 Kenya
1980s 725,753 506,934 218,819 Kenya
1990s 700,207 674,862 25,345 Kenya
2000s 893,130 907,084 13,954 Madagascar
2010s 1.14 million 1.23 million 86,080 Madagascar
2020s 1.36 million 1.43 million 75,142 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, Kenya or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 1.48 million against 1.36 million in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between Kenya and Madagascar?
120,200, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Kenya ranks 33rd and Madagascar ranks 30th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release