Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 1.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1.25 million for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Madagascar peaked at 1.25 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 766,980, in 2013.
Madagascar ranks 9th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 812,763 | — |
| 2003 | 799,607 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 857,513 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 869,006 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 870,948 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 766,980 | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 927,419 | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 916,704 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.10 million | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 923,999 | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 979,275 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.07 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.20 million | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 1.25 million | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 1.25 million | +0.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.25 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 894,172, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.25 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 361,629, 3.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 806,185 | 799,607 | 812,763 | 2 |
| 2010s | 925,315 | 766,980 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million | 1.07 million | 1.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Madagascar?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Madagascar was 1.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 766,980 in 2013.
- How does Madagascar rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
- Madagascar ranks 9th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release