Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Madagascar
Madagascar: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Madagascar, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Madagascar peaked at 1 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8219 GPI, in 1971.
Madagascar ranks 117th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8219 GPI | — |
| 1989 | 0.94 GPI | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9494 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9541 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9558 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9631 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.963 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9668 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9693 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9736 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.986 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9895 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9921 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8219 GPI | 0.8219 GPI | 0.8219 GPI | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.94 GPI | 0.94 GPI | 0.94 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9494 GPI | 0.9494 GPI | 0.9494 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9606 GPI | 0.9541 GPI | 0.9668 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9858 GPI | 0.9693 GPI | 1 GPI | 6 |
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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 to tertiary, gender parity index in Madagascar?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Madagascar was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8219 GPI in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 117th out of 173 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.