School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar stood at 1.01 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.3827 GPIA, in 1973.
Madagascar ranks 144th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4643 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.3827 GPIA | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 1.08 GPIA | +181.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5634 GPIA | -47.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5276 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4963 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6302 GPIA | +27.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6981 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7634 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7813 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8242 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7865 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8438 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8239 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8258 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7973 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8506 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8729 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8458 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8421 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8438 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9142 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8563 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8433 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8632 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8711 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8846 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8959 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.913 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9012 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9179 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9021 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8865 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9021 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9122 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9312 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9531 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9551 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9209 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9918 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6945 GPIA, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +181.6% | 0.3827 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA |
| 1977 | -47.7% | 1.08 GPIA | 0.5634 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5854 GPIA | 0.3827 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.6972 GPIA | 0.6302 GPIA | 0.7634 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.8167 GPIA | 0.7813 GPIA | 0.8506 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8637 GPIA | 0.8421 GPIA | 0.9142 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9115 GPIA | 0.8865 GPIA | 0.9531 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9688 GPIA | 0.9209 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1656 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 1976.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3827 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release