School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) was 9.41 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Madagascar, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Madagascar is 9.41 years, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Madagascar peaked at 10.24 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.38 years, in 1971.
That places Madagascar 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.38 years | — |
| 1972 | 5.74 years | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 5.45 years | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 5.99 years | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 6.2 years | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 6.01 years | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 8.66 years | +44.2% |
| 2006 | 8.73 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 9.02 years | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.32 years | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 9.76 years | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 9.75 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.93 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.09 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 10.24 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 10.09 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.9 years | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 9.41 years | -5.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 9.41 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.86 years, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 9.41 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.41 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +44.2% | 6.01 years | 8.66 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.52 years | 5.38 years | 5.74 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 6.09 years | 5.99 years | 6.2 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.01 years | 6.01 years | 6.01 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.1 years | 8.66 years | 9.76 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.91 years | 9.41 years | 10.24 years | 7 |
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Madagascar?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Madagascar was 9.41 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.24 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.38 years in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Madagascar ranks 156th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.