Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Madagascar
Madagascar: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.9862 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.9862 modelled data
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
95th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.9862 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.7087 modelled data
in 2014
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Madagascar, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Madagascar is 0.9862 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Madagascar peaked at 0.9862 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7087 modelled data, in 2014.
Madagascar ranks 95th of 204 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9474 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9453 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9385 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9342 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9231 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9011 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8824 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8527 modelled data | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8214 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7843 modelled data | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7526 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7396 modelled data | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7245 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.71 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7087 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7257 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7323 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7357 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7451 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7381 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7473 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7744 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8155 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8785 modelled data | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9315 modelled data | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9862 modelled data | +5.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.9862 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.9862 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9519 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.893 modelled data | 0.7843 modelled data | 0.9474 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7312 modelled data | 0.7087 modelled data | 0.7526 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8556 modelled data | 0.7473 modelled data | 0.9862 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 93 Bahamas 0.9933 modelled data compare
- 94 Guinea-Bissau 0.9893 modelled data compare
- 96 Lebanon 0.9846 modelled data compare
- 97 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9817 modelled data compare
- 98 Equatorial Guinea 0.9777 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 children of primary school age, adjusted in Madagascar?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Madagascar was 0.9862 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9862 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7087 modelled data in 2014.
- How does Madagascar rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Madagascar ranks 95th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release