Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 79.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Madagascar, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 79.1% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Madagascar peaked at 98.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2019.
That places Madagascar 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 98.8% | — |
| 2005 | 96.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 79.1% | -3.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 79.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 88.5%, 89% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 79.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.4%, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 96.7% | 97.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 79.1% | 97.2% | 8 |
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 teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Madagascar?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Madagascar was 79.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2019.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Madagascar ranks 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.