Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 361,877 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Madagascar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Madagascar is 361,877 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Madagascar peaked at 361,877 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97,741 number, in 1970.
Madagascar ranks 38th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 97,741 number | — |
| 1971 | 100,046 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 103,377 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 106,747 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 110,078 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 113,284 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 116,275 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 120,347 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 124,506 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 128,621 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 132,542 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 136,104 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 140,640 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 145,176 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 149,565 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 153,630 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 157,218 number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 161,588 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 165,574 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 169,301 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 172,874 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 176,450 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 181,570 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 187,030 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 192,711 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 198,459 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 204,086 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 211,357 number | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 219,152 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 227,195 number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 235,218 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 242,883 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 251,583 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 260,581 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 269,442 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 277,687 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 284,802 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 291,733 number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 297,378 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 302,173 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 306,569 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 311,183 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 316,636 number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 322,357 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 328,186 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 333,907 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 339,265 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 344,971 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 350,482 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 356,031 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 361,877 number | +1.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 361,877 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 361,877 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 112,102 number | 97,741 number | 128,621 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 151,134 number | 132,542 number | 169,301 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 197,088 number | 172,874 number | 227,195 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 271,348 number | 235,218 number | 302,173 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 330,959 number | 306,569 number | 356,031 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 361,877 number | 361,877 number | 361,877 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Madagascar?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Madagascar was 361,877 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 361,877 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,741 number in 1970.
- How does Madagascar rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Madagascar ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.