Secondary education, duration in Madagascar
Madagascar: Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 209 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1970
All-time low
7 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Secondary education, duration in Madagascar, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, duration in Madagascar stood at 7 years. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Madagascar peaked at 7 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1970.
That places Madagascar 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Secondary education, duration in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7 years | — |
| 1971 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7 years | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 7 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 6 years, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 7 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6 years, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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- 26 Burundi 7 years compare
- 26 Cameroon 7 years compare
- 26 Central African Republic 7 years compare
- 26 Chad 7 years compare
- 26 Comoros 7 years compare
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- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 7 years compare
- 26 Djibouti 7 years compare
- 26 Eritrea 7 years compare
- 26 Fiji 7 years compare
- 26 France 7 years compare
- 26 French Polynesia 7 years compare
- 26 Gabon 7 years compare
- 26 Gibraltar 7 years compare
- 26 Guinea 7 years compare
- 26 Haiti 7 years compare
- 26 Iceland 7 years compare
- 26 India 7 years compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 7 years compare
- 26 Kiribati 7 years compare
- 26 Kuwait 7 years compare
- 26 Kyrgyzstan 7 years compare
- 26 Laos 7 years compare
- 26 Liechtenstein 7 years compare
- 26 Luxembourg 7 years compare
- 26 Malta 7 years compare
- 26 Mauritania 7 years compare
- 26 Mauritius 7 years compare
- 26 Monaco 7 years compare
- 26 Mongolia 7 years compare
- 26 Nepal 7 years compare
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- 26 New Zealand 7 years compare
- 26 Niger 7 years compare
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- 26 Senegal 7 years compare
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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 secondary education, duration in Madagascar?
- Secondary education, duration in Madagascar was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- How does Madagascar rank for secondary education, duration?
- Madagascar ranks 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.