Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Madagascar
Madagascar: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 10.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Madagascar, 2001–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Madagascar is 10.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Madagascar peaked at 24.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 135th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24.1% | — |
| 2012 | 17.7% | -26.5% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -49.0% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 11.0% | 21.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 76,092 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,556 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 95,322 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 94,430 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Madagascar?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Madagascar was 10.6% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Madagascar ranks 135th out of 140 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. 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 Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.