ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) vs Madagascar: School age population, lower secondary education, male

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
55.71 million
in 2024
Madagascar
1.52 million
in 2025
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
28th
Madagascar rank
30th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 55.71 million against 1.52 million in Madagascar, a difference of 54.19 million.

That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 36.6 times Madagascar's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 30th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 16.49 million 367,553 16.13 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1980s 21.08 million 514,819 20.57 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1990s 25.89 million 686,937 25.20 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2000s 34.14 million 927,064 33.22 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 43.21 million 1.25 million 41.96 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 53.38 million 1.45 million 51.93 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) or Madagascar?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 55.71 million against 1.52 million in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Madagascar?
54.19 million, with ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Madagascar?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Madagascar rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 30th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (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, male (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