Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Madagascar
Madagascar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 51.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 51.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Madagascar peaked at 60.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2013.
Madagascar ranks 16th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60.0% | — |
| 2003 | 55.1% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 44.5% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | -0.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 51.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 51.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.6% | 55.1% | 60.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 37.3% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 46.6% | 51.7% | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Madagascar?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Madagascar was 51.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2013.
- How does Madagascar rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Madagascar ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release