Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number) was 517,410 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Madagascar, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Madagascar is 517,410 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Madagascar peaked at 601,291 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 121,884 number, in 1971.
Madagascar ranks 3rd of 187 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 121,884 number | — |
| 1972 | 127,822 number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 144,162 number | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 125,637 number | -12.9% |
| 1988 | 225,530 number | +79.5% |
| 1989 | 249,294 number | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 245,330 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 263,576 number | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 237,251 number | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 229,996 number | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 229,948 number | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 232,753 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 262,489 number | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 284,868 number | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 285,849 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 292,686 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 328,138 number | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 347,307 number | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 395,567 number | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 477,521 number | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 312,095 number | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 345,204 number | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 347,498 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 370,347 number | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 418,472 number | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 394,277 number | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 388,662 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 421,138 number | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 463,192 number | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 451,352 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 470,040 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 474,340 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 601,291 number | +26.8% |
| 2019 | 517,410 number | -14.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 517,410 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 98,620 number, 5.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 517,410 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58,957 number, 8.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (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 | +79.5% | 125,637 number | 225,530 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129,876 number | 121,884 number | 144,162 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 237,412 number | 225,530 number | 249,294 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 252,451 number | 229,948 number | 285,849 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 363,484 number | 292,686 number | 477,521 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 464,634 number | 388,662 number | 601,291 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, female in Madagascar?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Madagascar was 517,410 number in 2019, 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 601,291 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,884 number in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Madagascar ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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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Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.