Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 8.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Madagascar, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 8.8% for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Madagascar peaked at 18.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2023.
That places Madagascar 32nd out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.9% | — |
| 2001 | 15.7% | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -23.9% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -31.6% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +39.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -30.3% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 9.9% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 10.3% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.8% | 11.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.4% compare
- 30 Eswatini 9.1% compare
- 31 Tunisia 9.0% compare
- 33 Togo 8.6% compare
- 34 Luxembourg 8.5% compare
- 35 Mauritania 8.1% compare
More education data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1656 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.67 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Madagascar?
- Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Madagascar was 8.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Madagascar ranks 32nd out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release