School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.9167 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Madagascar, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Madagascar is 0.9167 GPI, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Madagascar peaked at 1.07 GPI in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.3724 GPI, in 1973.
Madagascar ranks 127th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4507 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.3724 GPI | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 1.07 GPI | +186.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5535 GPI | -48.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5183 GPI | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4874 GPI | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6187 GPI | +26.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6856 GPI | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7502 GPI | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.768 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8101 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7733 GPI | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8309 GPI | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8131 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8173 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.789 GPI | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8446 GPI | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8673 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8398 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8347 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8346 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9022 GPI | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8484 GPI | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8344 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8531 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8575 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8704 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8805 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8971 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8851 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9017 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8863 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8714 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8871 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8976 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9167 GPI | +2.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.9167 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6061 GPI, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.9167 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 | +186.2% | 0.3724 GPI | 1.07 GPI |
| 1977 | -48.1% | 1.07 GPI | 0.5535 GPI |
| 1986 | +26.9% | 0.4874 GPI | 0.6187 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5747 GPI | 0.3724 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.6848 GPI | 0.6187 GPI | 0.7502 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.8058 GPI | 0.768 GPI | 0.8446 GPI | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.8542 GPI | 0.8344 GPI | 0.9022 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8915 GPI | 0.8714 GPI | 0.9167 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.77 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.6 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Madagascar?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Madagascar was 0.9167 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 1976.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3724 GPI in 1973.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 127th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.