Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Madagascar

Madagascar: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 78.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
78.1%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
165th
of 193 countries
All-time high
87.5%
in 2015
All-time low
54.3%
in 1990
Years of data
18
1971–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Madagascar, 1971–2019

0204060801971199520191971: 54.5 %1972: 56.1 %1974: 54.6 %1988: 58.1 %1989: 56.6 %1990: 54.3 %2005: 78.6 %2006: 79.7 %2007: 81.2 %2008: 83.6 %2009: 87.2 %2011: 86.7 %2012: 87.2 %2014: 86.8 %2015: 87.5 %2016: 85.6 %2018: 83.4 %2019: 78.1 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in Madagascar, 1971 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 162 Yemen 80.9% compare
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  3. 164 Comoros 78.7% compare
  4. 166 Honduras 78.0% compare
  5. 167 Guatemala 77.5% compare
  6. 168 Guinea 74.3% compare

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.