Children out of school, primary, male in Madagascar
Madagascar: Children out of school, primary, male was 173,136 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in Madagascar, 1972–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, male in Madagascar is 173,136, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year and up 186.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Madagascar peaked at 498,674 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 60,405, in 2010.
Madagascar ranks 34th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 192,738 | — |
| 1989 | 322,788 | +67.5% |
| 1990 | 345,116 | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 498,674 | +44.5% |
| 1996 | 466,724 | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 440,958 | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 441,108 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 449,472 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 465,628 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 367,698 | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 60,405 | -83.6% |
| 2016 | 87,367 | +44.6% |
| 2018 | 85,739 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 212,563 | +147.9% |
| 2020 | 173,136 | -18.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +147.9% | 85,739 | 212,563 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 192,738 | 192,738 | 192,738 | 1 |
| 1980s | 322,788 | 322,788 | 322,788 | 1 |
| 1990s | 437,868 | 345,116 | 498,674 | 4 |
| 2000s | 430,976 | 367,698 | 465,628 | 4 |
| 2010s | 111,518 | 60,405 | 212,563 | 4 |
| 2020s | 173,136 | 173,136 | 173,136 | 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 children out of school, primary, male in Madagascar?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Madagascar was 173,136 in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 498,674 in 1995.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,405 in 2010.
- How does Madagascar rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Madagascar ranks 34th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 186.6%. 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 Children out of school, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.