Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Madagascar, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Madagascar is 96.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Madagascar peaked at 98.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 1995.
Madagascar ranks 96th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 64.0% | — |
| 1989 | 61.8% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 60.4% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 54.3% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 61.5% | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 63.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +34.5% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 96.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 71.5%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 96.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%) (enrolment both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +34.5% | 72.8% | 98.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 57.1% | 52.3% | 61.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 63.1% | 72.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 91.1% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 93.3% | 97.5% | 5 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Madagascar?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Madagascar was 96.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 1995.
- How does Madagascar rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Madagascar ranks 96th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release