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 28.8% 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
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Madagascar stood at 28.8%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Madagascar peaked at 59.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 18th of 183 countries on this measure, 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 | 55.1% | — |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 42.4% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 39.1% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | -4.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 28.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.8%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 28.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.1%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.1% | 55.1% | 55.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.9% | 57.5% | 59.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 41.9% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 28.8% | 43.9% | 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 28.8% 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 59.9% 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 28.8% 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 31.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release