Productivity vs. educational attainment in Madagascar
Madagascar: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▼ Falling
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Madagascar, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. educational attainment in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Madagascar peaked at 2.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2022.
That places Madagascar 130th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 127 Mozambique 2.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 128 Niger 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 129 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 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 productivity vs. educational attainment in Madagascar?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Madagascar was 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2011.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022.
- How does Madagascar rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Madagascar ranks 130th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.