Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Madagascar
Madagascar: Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Madagascar stood at 63.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Madagascar peaked at 63.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 126th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +154.8% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +3.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 63.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.2%, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 63.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +154.8% | 10.0% | 25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 25.6% | 55.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 51.5% | 63.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 123 Laos 64.8% compare
- 124 Ethiopia 63.8% compare
- 125 Kyrgyzstan 63.2% compare
- 127 Saudi Arabia 62.7% compare
- 128 Sierra Leone 60.6% compare
- 129 Gambia 58.9% compare
More education data for Madagascar
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,148 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 507,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,966 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.62 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1656 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Madagascar?
- Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Madagascar was 63.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education?
- Madagascar ranks 126th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.8%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex (%).