Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Madagascar
Madagascar: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 78.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Madagascar, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 78.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Madagascar peaked at 87.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 54.5% | — |
| 1972 | 56.1% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 54.6% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 58.1% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 56.6% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 54.3% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | +44.9% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 83.4% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.1% | 54.5% | 56.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 57.4% | 56.6% | 58.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 54.3% | 54.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 78.6% | 87.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 78.1% | 87.5% | 7 |
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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, primary and secondary, male in Madagascar?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Madagascar was 78.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Madagascar ranks 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and 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.