Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 29.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Madagascar, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 29.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Madagascar peaked at 29.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 1998.
That places Madagascar 153rd 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, female (modelled data) (%) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 13.8% | — |
| 1982 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 14.7% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 15.1% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 15.1% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 15.1% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 15.0% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 14.2% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 29.2% | +1.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 29.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.8%, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 29.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.4%, 71% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.7% | 13.8% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 12.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 19.4% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.9% | 29.2% | 6 |
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Madagascar?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Madagascar was 29.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 1998.
- How does Madagascar rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Madagascar ranks 153rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release