Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes was 2.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 2.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and up 142.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar peaked at 3.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2010.
Madagascar ranks 94th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.5% | — |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +72.7% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +39.7% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -19.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 2.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.5%, 55% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.4%, 12% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 91 United Arab Emirates 2.8% compare
- 92 Morocco 2.7% compare
- 93 Burundi 2.5% compare
- 95 Georgia 2.2% compare
- 96 Seychelles 1.9% compare
- 97 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 97 Monaco 0.0%
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 tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar was 2.5% in 2018, 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 3.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Madagascar ranks 94th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.