Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Madagascar
Madagascar: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 95.77 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Madagascar, 1972–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Madagascar is 95.77, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Madagascar peaked at 99.87 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 54.88, in 1996.
That places Madagascar 81st out of 190 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 60.6 | — |
| 1989 | 61.25 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 60.36 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 55.47 | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 54.88 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 57.39 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 59.9 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 62.4 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 64.04 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 64.92 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 65.1 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 73.74 | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 99.8 | +35.3% |
| 2016 | 99.23 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.55 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.87 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.56 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 95.77 | +2.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 95.77 is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.33, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 95.77 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +35.3% | 73.74 | 99.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.6 | 60.6 | 60.6 | 1 |
| 1980s | 61.25 | 61.25 | 61.25 | 1 |
| 1990s | 58.4 | 54.88 | 62.4 | 6 |
| 2000s | 66.95 | 64.04 | 73.74 | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.4 | 93.56 | 99.87 | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.77 | 95.77 | 95.77 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Madagascar?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Madagascar was 95.77 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.87 in 2018.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.88 in 1996.
- How does Madagascar rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Madagascar ranks 81st out of 190 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.