Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Madagascar
Madagascar: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 96.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Madagascar, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Madagascar is 96.6, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Madagascar peaked at 98.28 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 52.26, in 1995.
That places Madagascar 97th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 64.04 | — |
| 1989 | 61.75 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 60.43 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 52.26 | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 54.29 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 56.7 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 59.11 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 61.52 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 63.06 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 63.88 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 64.04 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 72.81 | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 97.97 | +34.5% |
| 2011 | 98.28 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.07 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.92 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.97 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.9 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.13 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 97.81 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.6 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 91.1 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 93.32 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 97.45 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 96.84 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.69 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.6 | -0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 96.6 is above the median for low income countries, which is 69.45, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 96.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.45, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +34.5% | 72.81 | 97.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.04 | 64.04 | 64.04 | 1 |
| 1980s | 61.75 | 61.75 | 61.75 | 1 |
| 1990s | 57.39 | 52.26 | 61.52 | 6 |
| 2000s | 65.95 | 63.06 | 72.81 | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.18 | 91.1 | 98.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.18 | 93.32 | 97.45 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.77 (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Madagascar?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Madagascar was 96.6 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 98.28 in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.26 in 1995.
- How does Madagascar rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Madagascar ranks 97th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.