Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 18.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar, 2000–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar stood at 18.0%.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar peaked at 22.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2004.
That places Madagascar 28th out of 170 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2001 | 17.7% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -17.8% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +39.1% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +38.9% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +35.6% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 13.0% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 14.0% | 20.3% | 9 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Madagascar was 18.0% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2004.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Madagascar ranks 28th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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