Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Madagascar
Madagascar: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 9.06 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Madagascar, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Madagascar is 9.06, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Madagascar peaked at 10.31 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.07, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.07 | — |
| 1991 | 6.25 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 6.42 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 6.6 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 6.77 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 6.95 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 7.12 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 7.3 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 7.47 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 7.65 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 7.82 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 8 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.17 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 8.35 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 8.52 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 8.7 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 8.78 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 9.07 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 9.42 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 9.91 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 9.91 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.92 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.09 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.15 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 10.2 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.31 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10.14 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.29 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.88 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.37 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 9.21 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 9.06 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 9.06 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.06 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.86 | 6.07 | 7.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.68 | 7.82 | 9.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.03 | 9.37 | 10.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1 | 9.06 | 9.21 | 4 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 132.74 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Madagascar?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Madagascar was 9.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.31 in 2015.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.07 in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Madagascar ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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