School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 2.25 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Madagascar, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Madagascar stood at 2.25 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 2.25 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 642,491 number, in 1970.
That places Madagascar 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 642,491 number | — |
| 1971 | 658,900 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 681,793 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 704,633 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 726,786 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 745,797 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 766,565 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 793,825 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 820,769 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 846,598 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 868,349 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 891,500 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 921,310 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 950,617 number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 978,088 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 999,451 number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 1.02 million number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.05 million number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.07 million number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.09 million number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.12 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.15 million number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.18 million number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.22 million number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.26 million number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.29 million number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.33 million number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.38 million number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.43 million number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.49 million number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.53 million number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.58 million number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.63 million number | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.68 million number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.73 million number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.77 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.84 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.87 million number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.89 million number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.92 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.96 million number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.99 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.03 million number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.07 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.10 million number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.13 million number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.17 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.21 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.25 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 738,816 number | 642,491 number | 846,598 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 984,422 number | 868,349 number | 1.09 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.49 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 million number | 1.53 million number | 1.89 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 million number | 1.92 million number | 2.25 million number | 10 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 132.74 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Madagascar?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Madagascar was 2.25 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 642,491 number in 1970.
- How does Madagascar rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.