School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Madagascar
Madagascar: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) was 0.339 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Madagascar, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Madagascar stood at 0.339 years.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Madagascar peaked at 0.3536 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0542 years, in 1976.
Madagascar ranks 175th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male years) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0663 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.0859 years | +29.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0542 years | -36.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0948 years | +74.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1138 years | +20.1% |
| 1979 | 0.13 years | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2374 years | +82.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2021 years | -14.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1901 years | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1814 years | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1647 years | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1514 years | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1186 years | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1116 years | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1003 years | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1343 years | +34.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1077 years | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 0.108 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1026 years | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1046 years | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1138 years | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1275 years | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1555 years | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1681 years | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1892 years | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1936 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2052 years | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2121 years | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2328 years | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2389 years | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2447 years | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2757 years | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2783 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2771 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2998 years | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2965 years | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2985 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3023 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3536 years | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3215 years | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.339 years | +5.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.339 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3978 years, 85% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.339 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 years, 57% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (male 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 | +82.5% | 0.13 years | 0.2374 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0908 years | 0.0542 years | 0.13 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.2098 years | 0.1901 years | 0.2374 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.1337 years | 0.1003 years | 0.1814 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1468 years | 0.1026 years | 0.2052 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2654 years | 0.2121 years | 0.2998 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3291 years | 0.3023 years | 0.3536 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, male in Madagascar?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Madagascar was 0.339 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3536 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0542 years in 1976.
- How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Madagascar ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release