School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.81 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar stood at 1.81 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 1.81 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 386,960 number, in 1970.
Madagascar ranks 36th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 386,960 number | — |
| 1971 | 408,179 number | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 422,140 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 433,528 number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 444,954 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 457,785 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 471,503 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 500,148 number | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 514,775 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 530,548 number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 547,242 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 564,598 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 580,205 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 597,764 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 616,955 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 637,250 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 658,296 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 678,633 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 700,359 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 723,411 number | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 747,710 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 773,002 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 796,690 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 822,435 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 849,149 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 875,034 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 898,733 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 919,313 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 941,203 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 965,184 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 991,193 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.19 million number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.23 million number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.27 million number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.32 million number | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.37 million number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.42 million number | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.47 million number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.53 million number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.63 million number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.67 million number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.71 million number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.74 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.77 million number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.81 million number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 457,052 number | 386,960 number | 530,548 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 630,471 number | 547,242 number | 723,411 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 858,845 number | 747,710 number | 965,184 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million number | 991,193 number | 1.32 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 million number | 1.37 million number | 1.77 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 million number | 1.81 million number | 1.81 million number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Madagascar was 1.81 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 386,960 number in 1970.
- How does Madagascar rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 36th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.