Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Madagascar or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 39.96 million number against 4.40 million number in Madagascar as of 2019.

What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

35.56 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Madagascar vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Madagascar

4.40 million number

in 2020

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

39.96 million number

in 2019

Madagascar rank

35th

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank

36th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

Madagascar
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 39.96 million number against 4.40 million number in Madagascar, a difference of 35.56 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 9.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th of 205 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.14 million number	20.58 million number	19.44 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s	1.58 million number	27.93 million number	26.35 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s	2.13 million number	37.24 million number	35.11 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	2.87 million number	43.84 million number	40.97 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	3.92 million number	40.22 million number	36.30 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Madagascar or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 39.96 million number against 4.40 million number in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 35.56 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?: Madagascar ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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