School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 0.3415 years in 2023. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Madagascar, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Madagascar is 0.3415 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Madagascar peaked at 0.3415 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0308 years, in 1971.
Madagascar ranks 169th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0308 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.0329 years | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0588 years | +78.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0534 years | -9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.06 years | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0645 years | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1496 years | +131.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1411 years | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1451 years | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1417 years | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1357 years | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1191 years | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1001 years | -15.9% |
| 1996 | 0.092 years | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0828 years | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1071 years | +29.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0916 years | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0943 years | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0868 years | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0881 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.096 years | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1165 years | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1332 years | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1417 years | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1633 years | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1686 years | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1815 years | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.19 years | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2125 years | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2153 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2246 years | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2487 years | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2467 years | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2499 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2735 years | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2761 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2845 years | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2888 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3256 years | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3189 years | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3415 years | +7.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.3415 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2691 years, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.3415 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4292 years, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +131.8% | 0.0645 years | 0.1496 years |
| 1976 | +78.9% | 0.0329 years | 0.0588 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0501 years | 0.0308 years | 0.0645 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.1453 years | 0.1411 years | 0.1496 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.1088 years | 0.0828 years | 0.1417 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.127 years | 0.0868 years | 0.1815 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2422 years | 0.19 years | 0.2845 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3187 years | 0.2888 years | 0.3415 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, female in Madagascar?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Madagascar was 0.3415 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3415 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0308 years in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Madagascar ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release