Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Madagascar
Madagascar: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 0.9149 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Madagascar, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.9149 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Madagascar peaked at 0.9577 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8409 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Madagascar 80th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8409 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.9577 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9544 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9565 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9149 GPIA | -4.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.9149 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7229 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.9149 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8636 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8409 GPIA | 0.8409 GPIA | 0.8409 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9562 GPIA | 0.9544 GPIA | 0.9577 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9149 GPIA | 0.9149 GPIA | 0.9149 GPIA | 1 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Madagascar?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Madagascar was 0.9149 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9577 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8409 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Madagascar ranks 80th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release