School age population, tertiary education, female in Madagascar

Madagascar: School age population, tertiary education, female was 1.59 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.59 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
37th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.59 million
in 2025
All-time low
275,100
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025

School age population, tertiary education, female in Madagascar, 1970–2025

500.0k1.0M1.5M197019972025

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, female in Madagascar stood at 1.59 million. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Madagascar peaked at 1.59 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 275,100, in 1970.

That places Madagascar 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 352,008 275,100 414,475 10
1980s 477,349 424,740 547,162 10
1990s 669,871 569,431 767,664 10
2000s 873,085 786,888 982,717 10
2010s 1.22 million 1.02 million 1.43 million 10
2020s 1.52 million 1.46 million 1.59 million 6

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 34 Mozambique 1.73 million compare
  2. 35 Argentina 1.70 million compare
  3. 36 Ghana 1.65 million compare
  4. 38 Algeria 1.55 million compare
  5. 39 Côte d'Ivoire 1.55 million compare
  6. 40 Morocco 1.48 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Madagascar?
School age population, tertiary education, female in Madagascar was 1.59 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 1.59 million in 2025.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 275,100 in 1970.
How does Madagascar rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Madagascar ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release