Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 11.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Madagascar, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Madagascar stood at 11.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Madagascar peaked at 11.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2019.
That places Madagascar 130th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8.5% | — |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +35.8% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 8.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 3 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Madagascar?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Madagascar was 11.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2019.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Madagascar ranks 130th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release