What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Madagascar and Zambia?

21,950 number, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Zambia: School age population, primary education, female

Madagascar

1.75 million number

in 2020

Zambia

1.77 million number

in 2020

Madagascar rank

41st

Zambia rank

40th

School age population, primary education, female over time

Madagascar
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.77 million number against 1.75 million number in Madagascar, a difference of 21,950 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 40th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	578,969 number	475,411 number	103,558 number	Madagascar
1980s	702,145 number	673,954 number	28,191 number	Madagascar
1990s	918,213 number	884,721 number	33,492 number	Madagascar
2000s	1.27 million number	1.14 million number	128,040 number	Madagascar
2010s	1.59 million number	1.55 million number	45,012 number	Madagascar
2020s	1.75 million number	1.77 million number	21,950 number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Madagascar or Zambia?: Zambia, at 1.77 million number against 1.75 million number in Madagascar as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Madagascar and Zambia?: 21,950 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?: Madagascar ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, female (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: 21 August 2026

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