School age population, primary education, male in Madagascar
Madagascar: School age population, primary education, male was 1.78 million number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Madagascar, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1.78 million number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Madagascar peaked at 1.78 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 529,940 number, in 1970.
That places Madagascar 42nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 577,344 number | 529,940 number | 631,462 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 703,593 number | 609,433 number | 799,860 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 921,674 number | 817,204 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 million number | 1.48 million number | 1.75 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 million number | 1.78 million number | 1.78 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 39 Colombia 1.90 million number compare
- 40 Zambia 1.80 million number compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 1.78 million number compare
- 43 Mali 1.77 million number compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 1.74 million number compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.67 million number compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Madagascar?
- School age population, primary education, male in Madagascar was 1.78 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 529,940 number in 1970.
- How does Madagascar rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Madagascar ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.