Secondary education, pupils in Madagascar
Madagascar: Secondary education, pupils was 50.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Madagascar, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Madagascar is 50.6%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Madagascar peaked at 50.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 1971.
That places Madagascar 47th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 39.8% | — |
| 1972 | 40.9% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 45.7% | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 48.1% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.8% | 39.8% | 41.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 45.7% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 48.5% | 49.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 48.8% | 50.6% | 7 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 132.74 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Madagascar?
- Secondary education, pupils in Madagascar was 50.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Madagascar ranks 47th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.