Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0024 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Madagascar, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Madagascar is 0.0024 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0027 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per person, in 1971.
Madagascar ranks 152nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0006 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0007 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 units per person | +35.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 units per person | +88.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 units per person | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 units per person | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 units per person | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 units per person | +25.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.002 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | -65.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 units per person | +199.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 units per person | +1.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0024 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0017 units per person, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0024 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +199.3% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0025 units per person |
| 1988 | +88.9% | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0017 units per person |
| 2013 | -65.6% | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0008 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 5 |
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Madagascar?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Madagascar was 0.0024 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 152nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.