Population of compulsory school age, male in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population of compulsory school age, male was 2.06 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Madagascar, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 2.06 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Madagascar peaked at 2.06 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million, in 1998.
Madagascar ranks 57th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.08 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.12 million | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.16 million | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.21 million | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.26 million | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.31 million | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.46 million | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.53 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.63 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.66 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.69 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.73 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.78 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.82 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.85 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.88 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.91 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.93 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.95 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.98 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.02 million | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 2.06 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.10 million | 1.08 million | 1.12 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.38 million | 1.16 million | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 million | 1.58 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 million | 1.91 million | 2.06 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 54 Malawi 2.28 million compare
- 55 Somalia 2.22 million compare
- 56 Syrian Arab Republic 2.18 million compare
- 58 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2.03 million compare
- 59 Republic of Korea 1.99 million compare
- 60 Zambia 1.97 million compare
More education data for Madagascar
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Madagascar?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Madagascar was 2.06 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million in 1998.
- How does Madagascar rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Madagascar ranks 57th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release