Madagascar vs MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Madagascar
9.16 years
in 2019
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
10.18 years
in 2024
Madagascar rank
155th
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
155th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Madagascar
  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 10.18 years against 9.16 years in Madagascar, a difference of 1.02 years.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 155th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 155th of 179 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) Difference Ahead
1970s 5.14 years 2.62 years 2.52 years Madagascar
1980s 5.96 years 4.67 years 1.29 years Madagascar
1990s 5.78 years 4.82 years 0.9534 years Madagascar
2000s 8.77 years 7.33 years 1.43 years Madagascar
2010s 9.67 years 8.82 years 0.847 years Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Madagascar or MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 10.18 years against 9.16 years in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Madagascar and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
1.02 years, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Madagascar ranks 155th and MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 155th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release