Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Madagascar
Madagascar: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.695 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Madagascar, 2001–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.695 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Madagascar peaked at 0.8275 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6824 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Madagascar 113th out of 137 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6824 GPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.7099 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8275 GPIA | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7768 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.695 GPIA | -10.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.695 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4806 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.695 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5973 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6824 GPIA | 0.6824 GPIA | 0.6824 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7714 GPIA | 0.7099 GPIA | 0.8275 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.695 GPIA | 0.695 GPIA | 0.695 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 upper secondary education or in Madagascar?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Madagascar was 0.695 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8275 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6824 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Madagascar ranks 113th out of 137 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release