Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 14.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Madagascar, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Madagascar is 14.8%, measured 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 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Madagascar peaked at 14.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 145th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 6.6% | — |
| 1982 | 6.8% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 7.2% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 7.4% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 7.5% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 7.4% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 5.7% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 14.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 13.8%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 14.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.0%, 78% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 8.6% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 14.8% | 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Madagascar?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Madagascar was 14.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Madagascar ranks 145th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release