Madagascar vs SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Madagascar
9.56 years
in 2021
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
8.86 years
in 2024
Madagascar rank
180th
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank
179th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Madagascar
  • SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 9.56 years against 8.86 years in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, a difference of 0.7 years.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 180th and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 179th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 5.99 years 5.38 years 0.6131 years Madagascar
1980s 6.71 years 6.15 years 0.5595 years Madagascar
1990s 5.74 years 6.25 years 0.5059 years SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
2000s 8.7 years 8.32 years 0.384 years Madagascar
2010s 9.4 years 9.05 years 0.3521 years Madagascar
2020s 9.56 years 9.11 years 0.4458 years Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Madagascar or SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
Madagascar, at 9.56 years against 8.86 years in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Madagascar and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
0.7 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Madagascar and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 180th and SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 179th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release