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

Latest (2020)
361,877 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
38th
of 206 countries
All-time high
361,877 number
in 2020
All-time low
97,741 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Madagascar, 1970–2020

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Madagascar, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 35 Cameroon 371,487 number compare
  2. 36 Argentina 366,213 number compare
  3. 37 Germany 364,003 number compare
  4. 39 Côte d'Ivoire 361,088 number compare
  5. 40 Colombia 360,052 number compare
  6. 41 Morocco 335,484 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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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.