Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 523,144 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Madagascar, 2000–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Madagascar stood at 523,144 number.
The figure is down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Madagascar peaked at 769,023 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 488,569 number, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 15th out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 488,569 number | — |
| 2005 | 769,023 number | +57.4% |
| 2009 | 724,861 number | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 552,659 number | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 523,144 number | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 660,818 number | 488,569 number | 769,023 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 537,902 number | 523,144 number | 552,659 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 76,092 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,556 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 95,322 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 94,430 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 6.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Madagascar?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Madagascar was 523,144 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 769,023 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 488,569 number in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Madagascar ranks 15th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.