Repeaters in primary education, all grades … gaps filled female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Repeaters in primary education, all grades … gaps filled female was 519,895 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in Madagascar, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in Madagascar is 519,895, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of 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 (number), gaps in Madagascar peaked at 621,210 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 121,884, in 1971.
Madagascar ranks 5th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades … gaps filled female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 121,884 | — |
| 1972 | 127,822 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 144,162 | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 134,900 | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 125,637 | -6.9% |
| 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% |
| 1997 | 273,678 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 284,868 | +4.1% |
| 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 … gaps filled female 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 | 130,881 | 121,884 | 144,162 | 5 |
| 1980s | 237,412 | 225,530 | 249,294 | 2 |
| 1990s | 254,574 | 229,948 | 285,849 | 10 |
| 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
- 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, female (number), gaps in Madagascar?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps in Madagascar was 519,895 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 621,210 in 2021.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,884 in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps?
- Madagascar ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) with 705 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) with 705 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.