Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 25.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Madagascar, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 25.0% for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Madagascar peaked at 27.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2005.
Madagascar ranks 75th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.7% | — |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +80.0% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 27.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 24.7% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | +1.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 25.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.1%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 25.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.2%, 80% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +80.0% | 7.8% | 14.0% |
| 2008 | +31.2% | 14.0% | 18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 7.6% | 22.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 22.9% | 27.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 24.7% | 26.2% | 3 |
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Madagascar?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Madagascar was 25.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2005.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Madagascar ranks 75th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release