School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Madagascar
Madagascar: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 1.75 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.75 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
41st
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.75 million number
in 2020
All-time low
532,426 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Madagascar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Madagascar stood at 1.75 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Madagascar peaked at 1.75 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 532,426 number, in 1970.
That places Madagascar 41st out of 206 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, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 532,426 number | — |
| 1971 | 545,804 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 562,866 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 580,616 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 598,553 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 616,137 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 632,829 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 554,685 number | -12.3% |
| 1978 | 573,381 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 592,391 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 611,102 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 628,828 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 649,776 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 671,366 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 692,774 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 713,149 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 731,818 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 753,774 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 774,751 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 794,111 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 811,732 number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 828,132 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 849,952 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 873,531 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 898,448 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 924,185 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 950,011 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 980,968 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.05 million number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.09 million number | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.13 million number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.21 million number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.25 million number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 1.34 million number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.38 million number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.41 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.45 million number | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.47 million number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.50 million number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.52 million number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.55 million number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.61 million number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.64 million number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.66 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.69 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.72 million number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.75 million number | +1.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.75 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.41 million number, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.75 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 578,969 number | 532,426 number | 632,829 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 702,145 number | 611,102 number | 794,111 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 918,213 number | 811,732 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.72 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million number | 1.75 million number | 1.75 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.77 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.6 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,148 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 507,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,966 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.62 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Madagascar?
- School age population, primary education, female in Madagascar was 1.75 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 532,426 number in 1970.
- How does Madagascar rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Madagascar ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.