ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) vs Madagascar: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
96.37 million
in 2024
Madagascar
2.71 million
in 2025
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
22nd
Madagascar rank
24th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

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

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 96.37 million against 2.71 million in Madagascar, a difference of 93.67 million.

That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 35.6 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 22nd and Madagascar ranks 24th 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 33.26 million 771,190 32.49 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1980s 44.17 million 1.04 million 43.13 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
1990s 56.39 million 1.35 million 55.04 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2000s 66.92 million 1.85 million 65.07 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 83.82 million 2.23 million 81.59 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 94.62 million 2.53 million 92.09 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) or Madagascar?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 96.37 million against 2.71 million in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) and Madagascar?
93.67 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, pre-primary education, both sexes?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 24th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,796 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release