Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 6.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
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 6.7%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Madagascar peaked at 16.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2015.
That places Madagascar 129th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.1% | — |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -34.5% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -12.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 6.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.2%, 41% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 6.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.8%, 69% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.2% | 16.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 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 6.7% 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 16.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2015.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Madagascar ranks 129th out of 168 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 down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release