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

Latest (2020)
369,641 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
39th
of 206 countries
All-time high
369,641 number
in 2020
All-time low
97,463 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, 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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 36 Argentina 380,005 number compare
  2. 37 Cameroon 378,344 number compare
  3. 38 Colombia 376,879 number compare
  4. 40 Côte d'Ivoire 364,716 number compare
  5. 41 Morocco 353,304 number compare
  6. 42 Uzbekistan 332,370 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (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
Last refreshed

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.