Adolescents out of school, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Adolescents out of school, female was 37.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school, female in Madagascar stood at 37.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Madagascar peaked at 47.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2013.
That places Madagascar 20th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 47.5% | — |
| 2003 | 42.1% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | -25.6% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | -35.2% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +57.9% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 37.1% | -2.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 37.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.3%, 86% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 37.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +57.9% | 18.0% | 28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 42.1% | 47.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 18.0% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 31.0% | 37.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1656 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Madagascar?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Madagascar was 37.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2013.
- How does Madagascar rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Madagascar ranks 20th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.