Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 26.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Madagascar, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Madagascar is 26.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Madagascar peaked at 54.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 18th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.5% | — |
| 2000 | 54.9% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | -25.6% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 40.3% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -3.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 26.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.6%, 98% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 26.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.6%, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -25.6% | 52.8% | 39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 52.8% | 54.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 37.6% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 26.2% | 40.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Madagascar?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Madagascar was 26.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Madagascar ranks 18th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release