Madagascar vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): School life expectancy, secondary, female
Madagascar
2.52 years
in 2021
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2.71 years
in 2024
Madagascar rank
194th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
194th
School life expectancy, secondary, female over time
- Madagascar
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 2.71 years against 2.52 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.19 years.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
Madagascar ranks 194th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 194th of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5846 years | 0.6609 years | 0.0763 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 1.21 years | 1.17 years | 0.0398 years | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 1.18 years | 1.18 years | 0.0092 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 1.77 years | 1.78 years | 0.0082 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 2.51 years | 2.39 years | 0.1163 years | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 2.52 years | 2.66 years | 0.1399 years | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, Madagascar or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 2.71 years against 2.52 years in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between Madagascar and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.19 years, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Madagascar and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Madagascar ranks 194th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 194th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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
February 2026 Data Release