Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 28.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Madagascar, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 28.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Madagascar peaked at 28.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1998.
That places Madagascar 156th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16.6% | — |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 17.3% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 17.4% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 17.3% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 16.9% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 15.9% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 28.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.1% | 16.6% | 17.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 12.9% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.1% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 20.4% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.5% | 28.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 132.74 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Madagascar?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Madagascar was 28.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1998.
- How does Madagascar rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Madagascar ranks 156th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release