School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Madagascar
Madagascar: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 883,779 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
883,779
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
31st
of 222 countries
All-time high
883,779
in 2025
All-time low
208,341
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Madagascar, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Madagascar is 883,779, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Madagascar peaked at 883,779 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 208,341, in 1970.
That places Madagascar 31st out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 208,341 | — |
| 1971 | 214,265 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 221,239 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 229,130 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 237,943 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 247,298 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 257,381 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 267,930 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 277,386 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 286,292 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 295,000 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 303,933 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 312,788 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 321,961 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 331,394 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 339,941 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 346,797 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 352,170 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 360,209 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 367,663 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 376,675 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 385,977 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 391,454 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 402,762 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 417,418 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 432,908 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 451,358 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 467,830 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 483,452 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 503,141 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 523,869 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 546,647 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 568,552 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 588,702 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 606,726 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 616,568 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 622,530 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 631,525 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 639,169 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 649,859 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 662,806 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 675,771 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 690,178 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 707,965 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 726,576 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 746,919 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 756,851 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 758,542 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 765,508 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 778,421 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 788,569 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 800,168 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 817,640 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 838,738 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 862,415 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 883,779 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 244,720 | 208,341 | 286,292 | 10 |
| 1980s | 333,186 | 295,000 | 367,663 | 10 |
| 1990s | 431,298 | 376,675 | 503,141 | 10 |
| 2000s | 599,415 | 523,869 | 649,859 | 10 |
| 2010s | 726,954 | 662,806 | 778,421 | 10 |
| 2020s | 831,885 | 788,569 | 883,779 | 6 |
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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 school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Madagascar?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Madagascar was 883,779 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 883,779 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 208,341 in 1970.
- How does Madagascar rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Madagascar ranks 31st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release