Female teachers in Madagascar
Madagascar: Female teachers was 54.88 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Madagascar, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female teachers in Madagascar is 54.88, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Madagascar peaked at 60.7 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.54, in 1971.
That places Madagascar 175th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Female teachers in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 28.54 | — |
| 1972 | 30.79 | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 37.93 | +23.2% |
| 1988 | 52.54 | +38.5% |
| 1994 | 55.82 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 51.26 | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 47.25 | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 58.36 | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 60.7 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 56.18 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 57.83 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 59.57 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 57.06 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 60.17 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 56.5 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 60.6 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 56.39 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 56.44 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 56.36 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 55.81 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 55.51 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 54.14 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 55.72 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 55.51 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 55.27 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 54.9 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 53.5 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 52.99 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 52.65 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 52.52 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 53.71 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 54.06 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 54.88 | +1.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 54.88 is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.08, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 54.88 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.65, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +38.5% | 37.93 | 52.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.42 | 28.54 | 37.93 | 3 |
| 1980s | 52.54 | 52.54 | 52.54 | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.17 | 47.25 | 58.36 | 4 |
| 2000s | 58.14 | 56.18 | 60.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.97 | 52.99 | 56.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.57 | 52.52 | 54.88 | 5 |
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 female teachers in Madagascar?
- Female teachers in Madagascar was 54.88 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7 in 2000.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.54 in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for female teachers?
- Madagascar ranks 175th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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