Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary) was 519,895 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Madagascar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 519,895 for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Madagascar peaked at 621,210 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 121,884, in 1971.
That places Madagascar 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 121,884 | — |
| 1972 | 127,822 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 144,162 | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 125,637 | -12.9% |
| 1988 | 225,530 | +79.5% |
| 1989 | 249,294 | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 245,330 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 263,576 | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 237,251 | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 229,996 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 229,948 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 232,753 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 262,489 | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 284,868 | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 285,849 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 292,686 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 328,138 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 347,307 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 395,567 | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 477,521 | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 312,095 | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 345,204 | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 347,498 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 370,347 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 418,472 | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 394,277 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 388,662 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 421,138 | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 463,192 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 451,352 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 470,040 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 474,340 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 568,513 | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 601,291 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 517,410 | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 533,321 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 621,210 | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 592,076 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 548,374 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 519,895 | -5.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 519,895 is above the median for low income countries, which is 113,175, 4.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 519,895 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,810, 10.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) (primary) 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 | +79.5% | 125,637 | 225,530 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129,876 | 121,884 | 144,162 | 4 |
| 1980s | 237,412 | 225,530 | 249,294 | 2 |
| 1990s | 252,451 | 229,948 | 285,849 | 9 |
| 2000s | 363,484 | 292,686 | 477,521 | 10 |
| 2010s | 475,022 | 388,662 | 601,291 | 10 |
| 2020s | 562,975 | 519,895 | 621,210 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1656 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Madagascar?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Madagascar was 519,895 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 621,210 in 2021.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,884 in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Madagascar ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release