Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar

Madagascar: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.5%
Change on year
down 19.5%
World rank
94th
of 98 countries
All-time high
3.1%
in 2017
All-time low
0.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
2005–2018

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar, 2005–2018

11.522.532005201120182005: 1.5 %2006: 1.4 %2007: 1.3 %2008: 1 %2009: 1.1 %2010: 0.891 %2014: 1.2 %2015: 1.3 %2016: 2.2 %2017: 3.1 %2018: 2.5 %

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 education graduating from in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%) in Madagascar, 2005 to 2018.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.3% 1.0% 1.5% 5
2010s 1.9% 0.9% 3.1% 6

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 91 United Arab Emirates 2.8% compare
  2. 92 Morocco 2.7% compare
  3. 93 Burundi 2.5% compare
  4. 95 Georgia 2.2% compare
  5. 96 Seychelles 1.9% compare
  6. 97 Liechtenstein 0.0%
  7. 97 Monaco 0.0%

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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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.