School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.296 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar is 0.296 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 0.296 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0551 years, in 1971.
That places Madagascar 166th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0551 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0603 years | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0684 years | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0711 years | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0611 years | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 0.08 years | +30.9% |
| 1978 | 0.094 years | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1051 years | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1437 years | +36.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1379 years | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1778 years | +29.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1878 years | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.191 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2047 years | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2014 years | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1792 years | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1797 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1774 years | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1723 years | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1611 years | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1802 years | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1469 years | -18.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1186 years | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 0.11 years | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0988 years | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1297 years | +31.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1073 years | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1086 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1013 years | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1028 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1115 years | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.129 years | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1525 years | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1631 years | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1851 years | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1849 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1972 years | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2047 years | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2268 years | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2316 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2396 years | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2682 years | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.269 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2707 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2952 years | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.296 years | +0.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.296 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3014 years, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.296 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4497 years, 66% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0744 years | 0.0551 years | 0.1051 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.1781 years | 0.1379 years | 0.2047 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1361 years | 0.0988 years | 0.1802 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1436 years | 0.1013 years | 0.1972 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2558 years | 0.2047 years | 0.296 years | 9 |
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 0.296 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.296 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0551 years in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 166th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.