Madagascar vs WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Madagascar
9.56 years
in 2021
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
8.83 years
in 2024
Madagascar rank
180th
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank
182nd

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

  • Madagascar
  • WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 9.56 years against 8.83 years in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, a difference of 0.73 years.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times WB: Pre-demographic Dividend's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 180th and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 182nd of 213 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar WB: Pre-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 5.99 years 4.39 years 1.6 years Madagascar
1980s 6.71 years 5.87 years 0.843 years Madagascar
1990s 5.74 years 5.54 years 0.2016 years Madagascar
2000s 8.7 years 7.73 years 0.9712 years Madagascar
2010s 9.4 years 8.43 years 0.9748 years Madagascar
2020s 9.56 years 8.72 years 0.8424 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 WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
Madagascar, at 9.56 years against 8.83 years in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Madagascar and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
0.73 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Madagascar and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 180th and WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 182nd 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