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 34.1% 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Madagascar stood at 34.1%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Madagascar peaked at 90.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 46th of 179 countries on this measure, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.2% | — |
| 2001 | 89.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 34.1% | -6.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 34.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.9%, 59% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 34.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.8%, 78% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.9% | 89.5% | 90.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 42.8% | 73.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 34.1% | 46.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 43 Liberia 34.8% compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 34.7% compare
- 45 British Virgin Islands 34.3% compare
- 47 Lao People's Democratic Republic 34.1% compare
- 48 Sri Lanka 34.1% compare
- 49 Togo 33.5% 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 one year before the official primary in Madagascar?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Madagascar was 34.1% 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 90.2% 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 34.1% in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Madagascar ranks 46th out of 179 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 49.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release