Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes was 75.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Madagascar, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 75.8% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Madagascar peaked at 83.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 2020.
Madagascar ranks 66th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 79.7% | — |
| 2006 | 83.5% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 78.3% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | -0.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 75.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 78.2%, 97% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 75.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.5%, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.7% | 77.9% | 83.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 70.9% | 79.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 70.9% | 76.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.77 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.6 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Madagascar?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Madagascar was 75.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Madagascar ranks 66th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release