School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 2.69 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Madagascar, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Madagascar is 2.69 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 2.69 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 492,078 number, in 1970.
That places Madagascar 43rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 492,078 number | — |
| 1971 | 520,799 number | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 553,825 number | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 590,678 number | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 626,370 number | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 658,004 number | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 686,297 number | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 732,081 number | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 751,125 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 772,317 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 795,479 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 820,769 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 843,539 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 868,083 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 894,127 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 921,764 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 951,121 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 979,324 number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.01 million number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.04 million number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.07 million number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.11 million number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 1.15 million number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.18 million number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.22 million number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.26 million number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.31 million number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.35 million number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.39 million number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.44 million number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.48 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.52 million number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.55 million number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.59 million number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.63 million number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.68 million number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.73 million number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.78 million number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.89 million number | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.96 million number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.03 million number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 2.10 million number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.18 million number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.26 million number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.35 million number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.43 million number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.52 million number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.61 million number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.69 million number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 638,357 number | 492,078 number | 772,317 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 912,389 number | 795,479 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.44 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 million number | 1.48 million number | 1.96 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.35 million number | 2.03 million number | 2.69 million number | 9 |
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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, tertiary education, both sexes in Madagascar?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Madagascar was 2.69 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 492,078 number in 1970.
- How does Madagascar rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 43rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.