Madagascar vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female

Madagascar
9.72 years
in 2021
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
8.75 years
in 2022
Madagascar rank
172nd
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
173rd

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female over time

  • Madagascar
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 9.72 years against 8.75 years in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.97 years.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times WB: Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 172nd and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 173rd of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1970s 5.28 years 4.35 years 0.93 years Madagascar
1980s 5.72 years 5.67 years 0.0467 years Madagascar
1990s 5.64 years 5.62 years 0.0111 years Madagascar
2000s 8.59 years 7.8 years 0.7872 years Madagascar
2010s 9.42 years 8.59 years 0.828 years Madagascar
2020s 9.72 years 8.93 years 0.7925 years Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female, Madagascar or WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
Madagascar, at 9.72 years against 8.75 years in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female between Madagascar and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
0.97 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Madagascar and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
Madagascar ranks 172nd and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 173rd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 15,518 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release