School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) was 0.3402 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3402 years
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
177th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.3402 years
in 2023
All-time low
0.0485 years
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2023
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar is 0.3402 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 0.3402 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0485 years, in 1971.
That places Madagascar 177th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (both sexes) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0485 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0524 years | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0594 years | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0648 years | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0565 years | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0742 years | +31.3% |
| 1978 | 0.087 years | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0974 years | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1339 years | +37.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1295 years | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1679 years | +29.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1784 years | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1827 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1966 years | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1938 years | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1718 years | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1711 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1677 years | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1617 years | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1503 years | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1663 years | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1353 years | -18.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1094 years | -19.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1018 years | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0916 years | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1207 years | +31.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0997 years | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1012 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0947 years | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0964 years | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.105 years | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.122 years | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1443 years | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1549 years | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1762 years | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1811 years | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1934 years | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2011 years | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2226 years | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2271 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2347 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2622 years | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2626 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2636 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2867 years | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2863 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2915 years | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2955 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3397 years | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3201 years | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3402 years | +6.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.3402 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3433 years, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.3402 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5449 years, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0675 years | 0.0485 years | 0.0974 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.1693 years | 0.1295 years | 0.1966 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1263 years | 0.0916 years | 0.1663 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1369 years | 0.0947 years | 0.1934 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2538 years | 0.2011 years | 0.2915 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3239 years | 0.2955 years | 0.3402 years | 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, both sexes in Madagascar?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar was 0.3402 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3402 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0485 years in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 177th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release