Egypt vs Madagascar: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Egypt
3.5%
in 2024
Madagascar
3.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
109th
Madagascar rank
111th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Egypt
- Madagascar
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Madagascar ahead.
Egypt ranks 109th and Madagascar ranks 111th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.6% | 36.0% | 1.4% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 38.5% | 21.8% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 34.1% | 19.0% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 2.2% | 9.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Egypt or Madagascar?
- Egypt, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Egypt and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Madagascar?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Madagascar rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 109th and Madagascar ranks 111th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.