Madagascar vs Other small states: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Madagascar
3.52 million number
in 2020
Other small states
3.67 million number
in 2019
Madagascar rank
41st
Other small states rank
41st

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Madagascar
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Other small states currently reports 3.67 million number against 3.52 million number in Madagascar, a difference of 146,480 number.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Other small states has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 41st and Other small states ranks 41st of 206 countries.

Other small states has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Other small states Difference Ahead
1970s 1.16 million number 1.79 million number 635,955 number Other small states
1980s 1.41 million number 2.25 million number 839,825 number Other small states
1990s 1.84 million number 2.85 million number 1.01 million number Other small states
2000s 2.54 million number 3.16 million number 614,542 number Other small states
2010s 3.21 million number 3.41 million number 206,534 number Other small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Madagascar or Other small states?
Other small states, at 3.67 million number against 3.52 million number in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Madagascar and Other small states?
146,480 number, with Other small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Other small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Other small states rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 41st and Other small states ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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