School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.3402 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar, 1971β2023
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 176th out of 194 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.
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 |
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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, 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 176th out of 194 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release