School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.03 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Madagascar, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Madagascar stood at 1.03 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Madagascar peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8389 GPIA, in 1971.
Madagascar ranks 47th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8389 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8425 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8523 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9325 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9548 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.9637 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9685 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9735 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.975 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9761 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9789 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9862 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9864 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.998 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8446 GPIA | 0.8389 GPIA | 0.8523 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.9436 GPIA | 0.9325 GPIA | 0.9548 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9637 GPIA | 0.9637 GPIA | 0.9637 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9744 GPIA | 0.9685 GPIA | 0.9789 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9862 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1 |
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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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Madagascar?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Madagascar was 1.03 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8389 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Madagascar ranks 47th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release