Progression to secondary school, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Progression to secondary school, female was 72.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Madagascar, 1971–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, progression to secondary school, female in Madagascar stood at 72.6%.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Madagascar peaked at 78.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 1988.
Madagascar ranks 140th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.5% | 59.1% | 61.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.7% | 54.7% | 60.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 62.1% | 55.9% | 65.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 61.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 72.6% | 78.7% | 6 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 132.74 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Madagascar?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Madagascar was 72.6% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 1988.
- How does Madagascar rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Madagascar ranks 140th out of 156 countries with data for 2015.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).