Average years of schooling among adults in Madagascar
Madagascar: Average years of schooling among adults was 4.59 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Madagascar, 1999–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling among adults in Madagascar is 4.59 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Madagascar peaked at 5.07 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.77 years, in 1999.
Madagascar ranks 174th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.77 years | 3.77 years | 3.77 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.37 years | 3.9 years | 4.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 years | 4.7 years | 5.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.63 years | 4.59 years | 4.75 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 171 Cote d'Ivoire 4.87 years compare
- 172 Mauritania 4.85 years compare
- 173 Gambia 4.67 years compare
- 175 Mozambique 4.59 years compare
- 176 Nepal 4.5 years compare
- 177 Pakistan 4.32 years compare
More education data for Madagascar
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 138,648 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 135.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Madagascar?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Madagascar was 4.59 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 years in 1999.
- How does Madagascar rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Madagascar ranks 174th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.