School life expectancy, secondary, male in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 2.38 years in 2021. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Madagascar, 1971β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 2.38 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Madagascar peaked at 2.61 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8276 years, in 1972.
That places Madagascar 192nd 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 | 0.8411 years | 0.8276 years | 0.8572 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.36 years | 1.26 years | 1.45 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.23 years | 1.23 years | 1.23 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.85 years | 1.53 years | 2.15 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.51 years | 2.31 years | 2.61 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.38 years | 2.38 years | 2.38 years | 1 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, male in Madagascar?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Madagascar was 2.38 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8276 years in 1972.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Madagascar ranks 192nd out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release