School age population, early childhood education, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.33 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Madagascar, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Madagascar is 1.33 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Madagascar peaked at 1.33 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 753,449, in 1998.
Madagascar ranks 32nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 753,449 | — |
| 1999 | 784,966 | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 817,520 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 849,537 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 879,022 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 902,505 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 919,033 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 931,211 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 942,451 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 955,994 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 971,398 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 989,316 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.03 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.12 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.17 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.19 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.22 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.25 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.28 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.31 million | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 1.33 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 769,208 | 753,449 | 784,966 | 2 |
| 2000s | 915,799 | 817,520 | 989,316 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.10 million | 1.01 million | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million | 1.19 million | 1.33 million | 6 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.43 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 830,740 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.15 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 792,980 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.7 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Madagascar?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Madagascar was 1.33 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 753,449 in 1998.
- How does Madagascar rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Madagascar ranks 32nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release