Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 95.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Madagascar, 1972–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Madagascar is 95.8%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Madagascar peaked at 99.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 54.9%, in 1996.
That places Madagascar 75th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 60.6% | — |
| 1989 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 60.4% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 55.5% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 54.9% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 62.4% | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +35.3% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +2.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 95.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.3%, 1.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 95.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.4%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) 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 | +35.3% | 73.7% | 99.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.6% | 60.6% | 60.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 61.2% | 61.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 58.3% | 54.9% | 62.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 64.0% | 73.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 93.6% | 99.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.8% | 95.8% | 1 |
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, female in Madagascar?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Madagascar was 95.8% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9% in 1996.
- How does Madagascar rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Madagascar ranks 75th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release