School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.59 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.59 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
29th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.59 million number
in 2020
All-time low
595,889 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar stood at 2.59 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 2.59 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 595,889 number, in 1970.
That places Madagascar 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 595,889 number | — |
| 1971 | 611,411 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 627,358 number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 645,143 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 664,285 number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 684,510 number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 705,199 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 750,208 number | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 772,979 number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 797,262 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 822,796 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 848,939 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 874,875 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 903,183 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 933,322 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 964,474 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 995,733 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.03 million number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.06 million number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.13 million number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.16 million number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.19 million number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.22 million number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.29 million number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.32 million number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.35 million number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.39 million number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.43 million number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.47 million number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.52 million number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 1.57 million number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.63 million number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.68 million number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.75 million number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.81 million number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.88 million number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.94 million number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.02 million number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.09 million number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.16 million number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.21 million number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.27 million number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.31 million number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.36 million number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.40 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.45 million number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.50 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.55 million number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.59 million number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 685,424 number | 595,889 number | 797,262 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 952,672 number | 822,796 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 million number | 1.13 million number | 1.43 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 million number | 1.47 million number | 2.02 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million number | 2.09 million number | 2.55 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 million number | 2.59 million number | 2.59 million number | 1 |
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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 2.59 million number in 2020, 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 2.59 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 595,889 number in 1970.
- How does Madagascar rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 29th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.