School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 10.17 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar stood at 10.17 years.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 10.57 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1971.
Madagascar ranks 154th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6 years | — |
| 1972 | 6.39 years | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 7.18 years | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 7.88 years | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 8.54 years | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 6.42 years | -24.8% |
| 1989 | 6.57 years | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 6.33 years | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 9.1 years | +43.9% |
| 2006 | 9.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.41 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 9.72 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 10.18 years | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 10.13 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 10.31 years | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 10.44 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.57 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.41 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 10.17 years | -2.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 10.17 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.21 years, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 10.17 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.73 years, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) 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 | +43.9% | 6.33 years | 9.1 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.52 years | 6 years | 7.18 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 7.35 years | 6.42 years | 8.54 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.33 years | 6.33 years | 6.33 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.52 years | 9.1 years | 10.18 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.34 years | 10.13 years | 10.57 years | 6 |
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 to tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar was 10.17 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.57 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 154th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.