School life expectancy, primary, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, primary, female was 6.82 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Madagascar, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Madagascar is 6.82 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Madagascar peaked at 7.2 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.95 years, in 1994.
Madagascar ranks 34th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.98 years | 4.54 years | 5.53 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.43 years | 4.39 years | 6.29 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 4.24 years | 3.95 years | 4.72 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.16 years | 5.03 years | 7.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.91 years | 6.47 years | 7.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8 years | 6.53 years | 7.2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 31 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.86 years compare
- 32 Trinidad and Tobago 6.86 years compare
- 33 Vanuatu 6.83 years compare
- 35 Saint Lucia 6.81 years compare
- 36 Peru 6.78 years compare
- 37 Togo 6.78 years compare
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, female in Madagascar?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Madagascar was 6.82 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.95 years in 1994.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Madagascar ranks 34th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release