Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 10.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Madagascar, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 10.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Madagascar peaked at 16.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2018.
That places Madagascar 31st out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16.2% | — |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -24.1% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -51.2% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +75.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -39.5% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +45.4% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.5% | 16.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 6.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 28 Rwanda 10.2% compare
- 29 Greece 10.2% compare
- 30 Palestine, State of 10.2% compare
- 32 North Macedonia 10.1% compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 10.1% compare
- 34 Portugal 9.9% compare
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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Madagascar?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Madagascar was 10.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2018.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Madagascar ranks 31st out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release