School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Madagascar
Madagascar: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 34.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Madagascar, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Madagascar is 34.1%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Madagascar peaked at 36.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1972.
That places Madagascar 192nd out of 203 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.2% | — |
| 1972 | 10.0% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 12.6% | +22.6% |
| 1980 | 16.3% | +29.1% |
| 1984 | 32.1% | +96.8% |
| 1988 | 19.2% | -40.1% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 36.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +4.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 34.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.2%, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 34.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.9%, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +96.8% | 16.3% | 32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 10.0% | 12.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 16.3% | 32.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 20.3% | 28.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 32.8% | 36.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 189 Malawi 36.6% compare
- 190 Mauritania 36.0% compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 34.4% compare
- 193 Ethiopia 33.9% compare
- 194 Burkina Faso 30.0% compare
- 195 Tanzania 28.2% compare
More education data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1656 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Madagascar?
- School enrollment, secondary in Madagascar was 34.1% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1972.
- How does Madagascar rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Madagascar ranks 192nd out of 203 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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, secondary (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.