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 37.0% 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
Madagascar recorded 37.0% for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Madagascar peaked at 90.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 41st out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 90.6% | — |
| 2001 | 90.0% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 70.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 41.4% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | -5.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 37.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.5%, 64% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 37.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.5%, 83% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.3% | 90.0% | 90.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 45.0% | 74.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 37.0% | 48.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 38 Gambia 41.1% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 39.4% compare
- 40 Saudi Arabia 37.3% compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 36.8% compare
- 43 Ethiopia 36.2% compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35.2% 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 37.0% 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 90.6% 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 37.0% in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Madagascar ranks 41st out of 175 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 45.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release