Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 69.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Madagascar is 69.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Madagascar peaked at 85.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2017.
That places Madagascar 14th out of 179 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, female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 82.1% | — |
| 2003 | 79.1% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.3% | +4.1% |
| 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 69.0%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 69.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.7%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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 | +28.6% | 66.1% | 85.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6% | 79.1% | 82.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 64.6% | 85.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1% | 66.1% | 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, female in Madagascar?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2017.
- How does Madagascar rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Madagascar ranks 14th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release