Adolescents out of school in Madagascar
Madagascar: Adolescents out of school was 38.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 38.8% for adolescents out of school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Madagascar peaked at 46.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2013.
Madagascar ranks 19th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 46.2% | — |
| 2003 | 40.7% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -25.3% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -33.2% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +57.1% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 38.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 40.7% | 46.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 18.3% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 32.9% | 39.2% | 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 in Madagascar?
- Adolescents out of school in Madagascar was 38.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2013.
- How does Madagascar rank for adolescents out of school?
- Madagascar ranks 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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 (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.