Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 67,112 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Madagascar, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 67,112 number for teachers in primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Madagascar peaked at 67,112 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,117 number, in 1971.
Madagascar ranks 53rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4,117 number | — |
| 1972 | 4,788 number | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 7,089 number | +48.1% |
| 1988 | 19,672 number | +177.5% |
| 1994 | 21,029 number | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 20,356 number | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 19,180 number | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 24,905 number | +29.8% |
| 2000 | 27,952 number | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 27,759 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 29,321 number | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 32,950 number | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 36,674 number | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 40,398 number | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 43,411 number | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 47,720 number | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 48,077 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 50,943 number | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 59,561 number | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 55,555 number | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 56,750 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 61,030 number | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 61,581 number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 64,193 number | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 64,336 number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 66,072 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 65,317 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 67,112 number | +2.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 67,112 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 25,934 number, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 67,112 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,219 number, 4.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +177.5% | 7,089 number | 19,672 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,331 number | 4,117 number | 7,089 number | 3 |
| 1980s | 19,672 number | 19,672 number | 19,672 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 21,368 number | 19,180 number | 24,905 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 38,520 number | 27,759 number | 50,943 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,151 number | 55,555 number | 67,112 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.77 (2020)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.6 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Madagascar?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Madagascar was 67,112 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 67,112 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,117 number in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Madagascar ranks 53rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.