School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1.04 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7793 GPIA, in 1976.
That places Madagascar 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.8677 GPIA | 0.7793 GPIA | 0.9162 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9484 GPIA | 0.8946 GPIA | 0.9772 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9797 GPIA | 0.9284 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9758 GPIA | 0.9694 GPIA | 0.989 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 138,648 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 3.91 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 135.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 1995.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7793 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release