Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 1.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar stood at 1.43 million.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 1.51 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 866,429, in 2001.
Madagascar ranks 11th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 866,429 | — |
| 2003 | 870,972 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 992,159 | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million | +32.3% |
| 2017 | 1.16 million | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 1.23 million | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.29 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.37 million | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.43 million | +1.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.43 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 988,451, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.43 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 520,818, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school 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 | +32.3% | 1.14 million | 1.51 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 868,700 | 866,429 | 870,972 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.16 million | 992,159 | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million | 1.26 million | 1.43 million | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Madagascar was 1.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 866,429 in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release