School life expectancy, secondary, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 2.52 years in 2021. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Madagascar, 1971β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Madagascar is 2.52 years, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Madagascar peaked at 2.61 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5716 years, in 1971.
That places Madagascar 188th out of 207 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5846 years | 0.5716 years | 0.604 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.21 years | 1.19 years | 1.24 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.18 years | 1.18 years | 1.18 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.77 years | 1.47 years | 2.03 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.51 years | 2.35 years | 2.61 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.52 years | 2.52 years | 2.52 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 185 Afghanistan 2.71 years compare
- 186 Mauritania 2.6 years compare
- 187 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.58 years compare
- 189 Syria 2.52 years compare
- 190 Liberia 2.52 years compare
- 191 Burkina Faso 2.44 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, secondary, female in Madagascar?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Madagascar was 2.52 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5716 years in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Madagascar ranks 188th out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release