School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Madagascar

Madagascar: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 1.14 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.14 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
30th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.14 million number
in 2019
All-time low
321,075 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, male in Madagascar, 1970–2019

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Madagascar is 1.14 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Madagascar peaked at 1.14 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 321,075 number, in 1970.

That places Madagascar 30th 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, male (number) (School) in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in Madagascar, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 321,075 number —
1971 329,293 number +2.6%
1972 340,827 number +3.5%
1973 352,333 number +3.4%
1974 363,462 number +3.2%
1975 372,887 number +2.6%
1976 383,199 number +2.8%
1977 396,753 number +3.5%
1978 410,106 number +3.4%
1979 422,936 number +3.1%
1980 433,988 number +2.6%
1981 445,775 number +2.7%
1982 461,232 number +3.5%
1983 476,514 number +3.3%
1984 490,811 number +3.0%
1985 501,560 number +2.2%
1986 512,653 number +2.2%
1987 525,447 number +2.5%
1988 537,214 number +2.2%
1989 548,633 number +2.1%
1990 560,746 number +2.2%
1991 574,386 number +2.4%
1992 592,557 number +3.2%
1993 611,505 number +3.2%
1994 630,741 number +3.1%
1995 647,986 number +2.7%
1996 667,454 number +3.0%
1997 692,263 number +3.7%
1998 717,875 number +3.7%
1999 743,295 number +3.5%
2000 765,871 number +3.0%
2001 788,959 number +3.0%
2002 816,332 number +3.5%
2003 843,376 number +3.3%
2004 868,483 number +3.0%
2005 887,063 number +2.1%
2006 905,045 number +2.0%
2007 922,353 number +1.9%
2008 937,219 number +1.6%
2009 951,161 number +1.5%
2010 968,126 number +1.8%
2011 985,101 number +1.8%
2012 1.00 million number +1.9%
2013 1.02 million number +1.9%
2014 1.04 million number +1.9%
2015 1.06 million number +1.6%
2016 1.08 million number +1.7%
2017 1.10 million number +1.8%
2018 1.12 million number +1.8%
2019 1.14 million number +1.8%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 1.14 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 752,745 number, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 1.14 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 504,502 number, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 369,287 number 321,075 number 422,936 number 10
1980s 493,383 number 433,988 number 548,633 number 10
1990s 643,881 number 560,746 number 743,295 number 10
2000s 868,586 number 765,871 number 951,161 number 10
2010s 1.05 million number 968,126 number 1.14 million number 10

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 27 Philippines 1.17 million number compare
  2. 28 Thailand 1.17 million number compare
  3. 29 Argentina 1.14 million number compare
  4. 31 Colombia 1.13 million number compare
  5. 32 Cote d'Ivoire 1.13 million number compare
  6. 33 Zambia 1.13 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Madagascar?
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Madagascar was 1.14 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 321,075 number in 1970.
How does Madagascar rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Madagascar ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.