Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of up 33.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar peaked at 1.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2010.
That places Madagascar 109th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -36.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +46.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +43.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +43.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -31.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +47.8% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar was 1.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Madagascar ranks 109th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release