Over-age students, primary in Madagascar
Madagascar: Over-age students, primary was 25.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Madagascar, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary in Madagascar stood at 25.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Madagascar peaked at 33.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1972.
Madagascar ranks 12th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 21.5% | — |
| 1989 | 31.7% | +47.5% |
| 1990 | 30.8% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 29.3% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.1% | 29.3% | 30.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 32.0% | 33.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 132.74 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Madagascar?
- Over-age students, primary in Madagascar was 25.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1972.
- How does Madagascar rank for over-age students, primary?
- Madagascar ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 (% of 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.