Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) was 1.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Madagascar, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1.09 million number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 1.27 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 271,965 number, in 1971.
That places Madagascar 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 271,965 number | — |
| 1972 | 287,725 number | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 321,753 number | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 276,203 number | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 494,492 number | +79.0% |
| 1989 | 530,462 number | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 524,370 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 560,712 number | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 502,582 number | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 488,658 number | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 487,162 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 480,267 number | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 553,708 number | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 615,712 number | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 601,972 number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 616,932 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 694,822 number | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 733,795 number | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 837,441 number | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 million number | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 657,484 number | -34.8% |
| 2006 | 729,729 number | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 734,491 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 790,304 number | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 884,091 number | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 844,698 number | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 836,488 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 903,310 number | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 989,414 number | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 964,904 number | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 999,080 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.27 million number | +25.4% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million number | -14.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.09 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 240,542 number, 4.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.09 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 146,224 number, 7.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +79.0% | 276,203 number | 494,492 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 289,412 number | 271,965 number | 321,753 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 512,477 number | 494,492 number | 530,462 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 535,016 number | 480,267 number | 615,712 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 768,782 number | 616,932 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 989,604 number | 836,488 number | 1.27 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.77 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.6 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Madagascar?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Madagascar was 1.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 271,965 number in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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 Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.