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 46.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Madagascar, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Madagascar stood at 46.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 96.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Madagascar peaked at 46.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2014.
That places Madagascar 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.1% | — |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 43.5% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 46.1% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 31.7% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 22.3% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 32.7% | 46.1% | 6 |
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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 46.1% 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 46.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2014.
- How does Madagascar rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Madagascar ranks 15th out of 206 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 up 96.2%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release