Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 369,641 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Madagascar is 369,641 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Madagascar peaked at 369,641 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 97,463 number, in 1970.
That places Madagascar 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 97,463 number | — |
| 1971 | 99,786 number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 103,161 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 106,588 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 109,973 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 113,206 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 116,178 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 120,244 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 124,325 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 128,332 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 132,170 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 135,729 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 140,465 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 145,334 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 150,108 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 154,523 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 158,320 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 162,820 number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 166,792 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 170,413 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 173,844 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 177,315 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 182,374 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 187,772 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 193,389 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 199,067 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 204,610 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 211,747 number | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 219,407 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 227,327 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 235,244 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 242,827 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 251,566 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 260,671 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 269,693 number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 278,140 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 285,481 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 292,807 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 298,948 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 304,290 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 309,241 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 314,356 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 320,348 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 326,570 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 332,870 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 339,047 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 344,869 number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 351,129 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 357,221 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 363,324 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 369,641 number | +1.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 369,641 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 369,641 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111,926 number | 97,463 number | 128,332 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 151,667 number | 132,170 number | 170,413 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 197,685 number | 173,844 number | 227,327 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 271,967 number | 235,244 number | 304,290 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 335,898 number | 309,241 number | 363,324 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 369,641 number | 369,641 number | 369,641 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, male in Madagascar?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Madagascar was 369,641 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 369,641 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,463 number in 1970.
- How does Madagascar rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Madagascar ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.