School enrollment, primary, male in Madagascar
Madagascar: School enrollment, primary, male was 129.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Madagascar, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Madagascar is 129.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Madagascar peaked at 140.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1995.
Madagascar ranks 6th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 102.2% | 87.2% | 122.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 114.0% | 91.7% | 129.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 85.0% | 75.8% | 91.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 119.2% | 96.7% | 140.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 134.8% | 123.5% | 138.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.5% | 125.1% | 138.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 3 Rwanda 152.5% compare
- 4 Malawi 137.3% compare
- 5 Nepal 130.6% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 126.1% compare
- 8 Afghanistan 125.9% compare
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 125.3% compare
More education data for Madagascar
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 138,648 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 135.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Madagascar?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Madagascar was 129.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 140.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1995.
- How does Madagascar rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Madagascar ranks 6th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.