Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Madagascar
Madagascar: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 132.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Madagascar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Madagascar stood at 132.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Madagascar peaked at 140.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 1995.
That places Madagascar 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.6% | 81.4% | 115.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 111.1% | 89.7% | 127.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 84.3% | 78.0% | 90.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 118.3% | 95.8% | 140.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.2% | 124.9% | 139.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 132.6% | 126.6% | 140.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 2 Sierra Leone 162.1% compare
- 3 Rwanda 149.6% compare
- 4 Malawi 139.0% compare
- 6 Nepal 128.6% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 125.1% compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 124.1% compare
More education data for Madagascar
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 138,648 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 135.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Madagascar?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Madagascar was 132.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 140.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 1995.
- How does Madagascar rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Madagascar ranks 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.