Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 93.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Madagascar, 2005–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Madagascar is 93.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Madagascar peaked at 93.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2006.
Madagascar ranks 65th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 84.9% | — |
| 2006 | 83.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | +1.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 93.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 83.8%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 93.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.3%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.6% | 83.9% | 87.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 91.9% | 93.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 93.3% | 93.3% | 1 |
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Madagascar?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Madagascar was 93.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2006.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Madagascar ranks 65th out of 190 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release