Over-age students, primary, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Over-age students, primary, female was 23.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, female in Madagascar, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 23.9% for over-age students, primary, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Madagascar peaked at 31.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1972.
That places Madagascar 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.0% | — |
| 1989 | 30.9% | +54.8% |
| 1990 | 29.8% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 27.8% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 28.5% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 30.9% | 30.9% | 30.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 27.8% | 29.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 30.4% | 31.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 23.9% | 23.9% | 1 |
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 over-age students, primary, female in Madagascar?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Madagascar was 23.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1972.
- How does Madagascar rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Madagascar ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.