Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Madagascar
Madagascar: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.05 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.05 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
59th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.05 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7174 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Madagascar, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1.05 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Madagascar peaked at 1.05 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7174 modelled data, in 1981.
Madagascar ranks 59th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7174 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7302 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7318 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7406 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7527 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7636 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7778 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7906 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7984 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8132 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8353 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8614 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8916 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9109 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9217 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9205 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9143 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9149 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.92 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9222 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.918 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.905 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8872 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8687 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8558 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8546 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8654 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8748 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8877 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9042 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9261 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9553 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9847 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.05 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.05 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7559 modelled data | 0.7174 modelled data | 0.7984 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8904 modelled data | 0.8132 modelled data | 0.9217 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8839 modelled data | 0.8546 modelled data | 0.9222 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.981 modelled data | 0.9042 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 56 Thailand 1.06 modelled data compare
- 57 Cameroon 1.06 modelled data compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 1.05 modelled data compare
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 1.05 modelled data compare
- 61 Botswana 1.05 modelled data compare
- 62 Netherlands 1.04 modelled data compare
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Madagascar?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Madagascar was 1.05 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7174 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Madagascar rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Madagascar ranks 59th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release