Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 69.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 69.0% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 84.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2017.
That places Madagascar 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.2% | — |
| 2003 | 77.1% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | +29.8% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 66.7% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | -1.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 69.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.7%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 69.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.3%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +29.8% | 65.0% | 84.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.7% | 77.1% | 80.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 63.8% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 66.4% | 69.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar was 69.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2017.
- How does Madagascar rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 12th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release