Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics was 8.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
8.9%
Change on year
up 48.3%
World rank
10th
of 121 countries
All-time high
10.4%
in 2007
All-time low
6.0%
in 2022
Years of data
16
2005–2023
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 8.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 48.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Madagascar peaked at 10.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2022.
Madagascar ranks 10th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.5% | — |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +48.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 8.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.4%, 2.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 8.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.0% | 8.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 7 Saudi Arabia 11.0% compare
- 8 Lebanon 10.9% compare
- 9 Cameroon 9.5% compare
- 11 Puerto Rico 8.8% compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 8.6% compare
- 13 Germany 8.2% compare
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 8.9% 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 10.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2022.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Madagascar ranks 10th 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 6.4%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release