School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Madagascar
Madagascar: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 1.35 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.35 million number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
43rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.35 million number
in 2018
All-time low
251,082 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, female in Madagascar, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, female in Madagascar stood at 1.35 million number. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Madagascar peaked at 1.35 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 251,082 number, in 1970.
Madagascar ranks 43rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 251,082 number | — |
| 1971 | 264,855 number | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 280,705 number | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 298,479 number | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 315,772 number | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 331,200 number | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 345,133 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 367,834 number | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 377,356 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 387,940 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 399,492 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 412,075 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 423,588 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 435,909 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 448,911 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 462,645 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 477,153 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 491,104 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 505,865 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 521,692 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 538,814 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 557,345 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 575,028 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 593,665 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 613,137 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 633,538 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 654,977 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 675,404 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 695,858 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 715,959 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 735,880 number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 755,671 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 773,950 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 793,715 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 815,321 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 838,479 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 863,113 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 889,375 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 947,627 number | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 980,401 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.05 million number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million number | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.27 million number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.31 million number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.35 million number | +2.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.35 million number is above the median for low income countries, which is 807,084 number, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.35 million number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 322,036 number | 251,082 number | 387,940 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 457,843 number | 399,492 number | 521,692 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 625,372 number | 538,814 number | 715,959 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 839,353 number | 735,880 number | 980,401 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million number | 1.02 million number | 1.35 million number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, female in Madagascar?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Madagascar was 1.35 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 251,082 number in 1970.
- How does Madagascar rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Madagascar ranks 43rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.