School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.88 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Madagascar, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 8.88 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2021.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 9.01 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.12 years, in 1998.
Madagascar ranks 105th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.12 years | — |
| 2005 | 7.88 years | +53.8% |
| 2006 | 7.96 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 8.12 years | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.48 years | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 8.89 years | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 8.82 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.84 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.01 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8 years | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.98 years | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.61 years | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 8.11 years | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 8.88 years | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.12 years | 5.12 years | 5.12 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.27 years | 7.88 years | 8.89 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.77 years | 8.11 years | 9.01 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.88 years | 8.88 years | 8.88 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 102 Latvia 8.9 years compare
- 103 Guyana 8.89 years compare
- 104 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.89 years compare
- 106 Malta 8.88 years compare
- 107 Dominican Republic 8.86 years compare
- 108 Kazakhstan 8.85 years compare
More education data for Madagascar
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Madagascar?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Madagascar was 8.88 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.01 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.12 years in 1998.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 105th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release