Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Madagascar
Madagascar: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 55.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Madagascar, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Madagascar stood at 55.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Madagascar peaked at 56.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2014.
That places Madagascar 78th out of 92 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 51.3% | — |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 51.6% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 51.3% | 52.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 49.7% | 56.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Madagascar?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Madagascar was 55.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2014.
- How does Madagascar rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Madagascar ranks 78th out of 92 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.