Haiti vs Madagascar: Share of children who have completed primary school
Haiti
50.5%
in 2025
Madagascar
54.0%
in 2025
Haiti rank
157th
Madagascar rank
154th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Haiti
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 54.0% against 50.5% in Haiti, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Madagascar ahead.
Haiti ranks 157th and Madagascar ranks 154th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1% | 31.3% | 13.2% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 26.4% | 0.4% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 34.0% | 0.1% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 47.6% | 6.5% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 52.6% | 4.4% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Haiti or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 54.0% against 50.5% in Haiti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Haiti and Madagascar?
- 3.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Madagascar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Haiti and Madagascar rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Haiti ranks 157th and Madagascar ranks 154th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.