Inequality in education in Madagascar
Madagascar: Inequality in education was 0.2834 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Madagascar, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.2834 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Madagascar peaked at 0.301 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2834, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 48th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2995 | 0.2935 | 0.301 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2859 | 0.2834 | 0.2935 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 138,648 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 135.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Madagascar?
- Inequality in education in Madagascar was 0.2834 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.301 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2834 in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for inequality in education?
- Madagascar ranks 48th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.