4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Madagascar
Madagascar: 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) was 30.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education in Madagascar, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 30.3 for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Madagascar peaked at 30.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2009.
Madagascar ranks 146th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14 | — |
| 2001 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 13 | -35.0% |
| 2010 | 22 | +69.2% |
| 2011 | 22 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 27 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 30.3 | +1.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 30.3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.2, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 30.3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%) in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +69.2% | 13 | 22 |
| 2009 | -35.0% | 20 | 13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1 | 13 | 20 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25 | 22 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.77 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.6 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,148 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 507,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,966 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.62 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Madagascar?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education in Madagascar was 30.3 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2009.
- How does Madagascar rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education?
- Madagascar ranks 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in lower secondary education rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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