Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Madagascar
Madagascar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.9257 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.9257 modelled data
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
109th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.08 modelled data
in 2005
All-time low
0.9257 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Madagascar, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Madagascar stood at 0.9257 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Madagascar peaked at 1.08 modelled data in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9257 modelled data, in 2025.
Madagascar ranks 109th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.06 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.05 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.04 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.03 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.01 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9781 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9631 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9509 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9296 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9264 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.931 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.929 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9412 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9442 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9416 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9374 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.9257 modelled data | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 1.08 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9816 modelled data | 0.9264 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9365 modelled data | 0.9257 modelled data | 0.9442 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 106 North Macedonia 0.9286 modelled data compare
- 107 Solomon Islands 0.928 modelled data compare
- 108 Liberia 0.9277 modelled data compare
- 110 Togo 0.9249 modelled data compare
- 111 Burundi 0.9248 modelled data compare
- 112 Luxembourg 0.9231 modelled data 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Madagascar?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Madagascar was 0.9257 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 modelled data in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9257 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Madagascar ranks 109th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release