School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
14th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 1995
All-time low
0.7793 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
50
1971–2024
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 14th out of 215 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.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8671 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8637 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8783 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.873 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.894 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7793 GPIA | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8358 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9162 GPIA | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 0.902 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9288 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.976 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9772 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8946 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9464 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9576 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9582 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9655 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.989 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9284 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.971 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9829 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9733 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.981 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9814 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9735 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9741 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9735 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9704 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9711 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9694 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9801 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9828 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.989 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9927 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.991 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9966 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9996 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 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 14th out of 215 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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February 2026 Data Release