Madagascar vs Mozambique: Share of children who have completed primary school
Madagascar
54.0%
in 2025
Mozambique
53.5%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
154th
Mozambique rank
155th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 54.0% against 53.5% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 154th and Mozambique ranks 155th of 165 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.3% | 7.6% | 23.7% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 10.6% | 15.8% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 20.5% | 13.5% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 33.1% | 14.5% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 47.8% | 4.8% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Madagascar or Mozambique?
- Madagascar, at 54.0% against 53.5% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 0.5%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Madagascar ranks 154th and Mozambique ranks 155th 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.