School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Madagascar
Madagascar: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 6.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Madagascar, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, female in Madagascar is 6.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Madagascar peaked at 6.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1971.
Madagascar ranks 166th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6% | — |
| 1973 | 0.7% | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | +78.9% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -9.2% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +131.8% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +4.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 6.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 6.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary, female (% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +131.8% | 1.3% | 3.0% |
| 1976 | +78.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 4 |
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 enrollment, tertiary, female in Madagascar?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Madagascar was 6.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Madagascar ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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, tertiary, female (% 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.