Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 43.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Madagascar, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Madagascar stood at 43.3%.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 50.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 1998.
Madagascar ranks 181st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.6% | — |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +52.8% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 46.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 28.4% | 41.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 43.3% | 50.6% | 9 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0821 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.43 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Madagascar?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Madagascar was 43.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 1998.
- How does Madagascar rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 181st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.