Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Madagascar, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children in primary school age who are in school 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, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Madagascar peaked at 98.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 1995.
Madagascar ranks 97th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 64.0% | — |
| 1989 | 61.8% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 60.4% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 54.3% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 61.5% | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 63.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +34.5% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | -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 69.5%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 96.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children in primary school age who are in school 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% | 72.8% | 98.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 57.1% | 52.3% | 61.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 63.1% | 72.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 91.1% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 93.3% | 97.5% | 5 |
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 share of children in primary school age who are in school in Madagascar?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Madagascar was 96.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 1995.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Madagascar ranks 97th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.