Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary in Madagascar
Madagascar: Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary was 132.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
132.7%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
5th
of 217 countries
All-time high
140.3%
in 2009
All-time low
78.0%
in 1995
Years of data
51
1971–2024
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.
Primary, secondary and tertiary … Primary, secondary, tertiary in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 81.4% | — |
| 1972 | 85.3% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 83.5% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 88.7% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 91.7% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 112.7% | +22.8% |
| 1978 | 115.6% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 115.6% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 122.4% | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 127.4% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 123.8% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 117.9% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 111.0% | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 106.1% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 89.7% | -15.4% |
| 1989 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 87.3% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 88.8% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 82.8% | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 80.7% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 79.7% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 82.1% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 88.4% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 90.7% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 95.8% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 110.3% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 124.9% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 128.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 127.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 129.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 132.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 140.3% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 135.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 135.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 136.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 136.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 137.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 138.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 134.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 139.2% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 132.7% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 124.9% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 126.6% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 140.3% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 132.9% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 130.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 132.7% | +1.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 132.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 96.8%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 132.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.4%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.