Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) was 31.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Madagascar stood at 31.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Madagascar peaked at 35.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2016.
Madagascar ranks 168th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17.9% | — |
| 2003 | 20.9% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +42.7% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -55.9% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | +136.9% |
| 2018 | 32.6% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 34.1% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +2.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 31.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.0%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 31.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.3%, 67% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +136.9% | 14.9% | 35.4% |
| 2016 | -55.9% | 33.9% | 14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 17.9% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 14.9% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 30.3% | 33.9% | 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, upper secondary, female in Madagascar?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Madagascar was 31.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2016.
- How does Madagascar rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Madagascar ranks 168th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release