School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 3.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3.00 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
30th
of 220 countries
All-time high
3.00 million
in 2025
All-time low
646,449
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar is 3.00 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 3.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 646,449, in 1970.
Madagascar ranks 30th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 646,449 | — |
| 1971 | 664,152 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 682,110 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 699,697 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 716,489 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 732,168 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 747,339 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 784,316 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 805,567 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 830,767 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 859,902 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 892,344 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 927,713 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 965,635 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 1.00 million | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.04 million | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.08 million | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 1.11 million | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.15 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.18 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 1.26 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.29 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.32 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.35 million | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.37 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.40 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.44 million | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.47 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.50 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.55 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.59 million | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.65 million | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.72 million | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.78 million | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.93 million | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 2.00 million | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 2.09 million | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.17 million | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.26 million | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.33 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.38 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.43 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 2.46 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.53 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.58 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.63 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.69 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.75 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 2.82 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.89 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.94 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.97 million | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 3.00 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 730,905 | 646,449 | 830,767 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 million | 859,902 | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million | 1.22 million | 1.50 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 million | 1.55 million | 2.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 million | 2.26 million | 2.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 million | 2.75 million | 3.00 million | 6 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar was 3.00 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 646,449 in 1970.
- How does Madagascar rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 30th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release