Share of primary school teachers who are women in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 54.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Madagascar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Madagascar is 54.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Madagascar peaked at 60.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.4% | 28.5% | 37.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.2% | 47.3% | 58.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 58.1% | 56.2% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 53.0% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.6% | 52.5% | 54.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 138,648 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 135.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Madagascar?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Madagascar was 54.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Madagascar ranks 175th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.