Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female was 33.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Madagascar, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Madagascar is 33.9%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Madagascar peaked at 51.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2002.
Madagascar ranks 71st of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.8% | — |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | +62.9% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -34.6% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 33.9% | +0.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 33.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.0%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 33.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.2%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +62.9% | 31.8% | 51.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 27.4% | 29.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 28.5% | 51.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 33.6% | 33.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 68 Morocco 35.9% compare
- 69 Korea 35.9% compare
- 70 Tajikistan 34.8% compare
- 72 Malawi 33.6% compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 32.2% compare
- 74 Liechtenstein 32.0% compare
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 teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Madagascar?
- Percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Madagascar was 33.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female?
- Madagascar ranks 71st out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release