Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Madagascar
Madagascar: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.8428 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Madagascar stood at 0.8428 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Madagascar peaked at 0.9909 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8428 GPIA, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 121st out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9909 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9901 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9804 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9873 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9713 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9833 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9718 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9466 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9161 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9027 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8872 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9108 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8702 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8535 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.859 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8428 GPIA | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9905 GPIA | 0.9901 GPIA | 0.9909 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9496 GPIA | 0.8872 GPIA | 0.9873 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8673 GPIA | 0.8428 GPIA | 0.9108 GPIA | 5 |
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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 children one year before the official primary in Madagascar?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Madagascar was 0.8428 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9909 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8428 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Madagascar ranks 121st out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release