Madagascar vs UNICEF: Africa: School age population, lower secondary education, male

Madagascar
1.52 million
in 2025
UNICEF: Africa
55.71 million
in 2024
Madagascar rank
30th
UNICEF: Africa rank
28th

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • Madagascar
  • UNICEF: Africa
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How they compare

UNICEF: Africa currently reports 55.71 million against 1.52 million in Madagascar, a difference of 54.19 million.

That makes UNICEF: Africa's figure about 36.6 times Madagascar's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, UNICEF: Africa has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 30th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 28th of 220 countries.

UNICEF: Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, Madagascar or UNICEF: Africa?
UNICEF: Africa, 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 Madagascar and UNICEF: Africa?
54.19 million, with UNICEF: Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and UNICEF: Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and UNICEF: Africa rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Madagascar ranks 30th and UNICEF: Africa ranks 28th of 220 countries.
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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About this data

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