Education in Madagascar 134 indicators covering education for Madagascar. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th Population ages 15-64 57.6% 2025 up 4.3% 185th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Population ages 0-14 38.9% 2025 down 7.2% 29th School enrollment, primary 132.7% 2024 down 3.4% 5th Primary education, teachers 138,648 2024 up 25.4% 45th School enrollment, primary, female 135.6% 2024 down 1.6% 5th School enrollment, primary, male 129.9% 2024 down 5.2% 6th Labor force, total 17.09 million 2025 up 34.6% 40th Labor force, female 48.6% 2025 up 0.3% 28th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2019 up 4.1% 29th School enrollment, secondary 34.1% 2021 up 0.0% 192nd Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 11.6 per 1,000 2024 up 16.0% 7th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 7.3 per 1,000 2024 up 15.9% 15th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 7.3 per 1,000 2024 down 24.7% 28th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 9.4 per 1,000 2024 down 15.3% 42nd Secondary education, teachers 78,148 2019 up 79.5% 69th School enrollment, secondary, female 35.3% 2021 up 4.8% 190th School enrollment, secondary, male 33.0% 2021 down 4.5% 192nd School enrollment, tertiary 6.1% 2023 up 46.8% 174th School enrollment, primary, private 20.9% 2019 up 16.4% 63rd School enrollment, preprimary 40.1% 2019 up 322.9% 135th School enrollment, tertiary, female 6.2% 2023 up 51.7% 166th School enrollment, tertiary, male 6.1% 2023 up 42.2% 174th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.04 GPI 2019 up 10.5% 70th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2023 up 6.6% 137th Secondary education, teachers, female 32,054 2019 up 64.8% 79th Primary completion rate, female 63.7% 2024 down 5.1% 168th Primary completion rate, male 57.8% 2024 down 7.8% 175th Government expenditure on education, total 3.0% 2023 up 71.5% 147th Secondary education, general pupils 1.51 million 2018 up 65.8% 55th Lower secondary completion rate, total 30.9% 2024 down 10.0% 173rd School enrollment, preprimary, male 38.2% 2019 up 307.9% 136th School enrollment, preprimary, female 42.2% 2019 up 337.8% 133rd Persistence to last grade of primary, total 31.6% 2018 down 36.1% 176th Government expenditure on education, total 18.0% 2019 down 20.5% 33rd Secondary education, general pupils 51.0% 2018 up 4.0% 57th Lower secondary completion rate, female 32.7% 2024 down 5.3% 172nd Lower secondary completion rate, male 29.2% 2024 down 14.7% 173rd Children out of school 3.4% 2024 up 67.6% 106th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Primary education, pupils 5.29 million 2024 up 14.8% 28th Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Secondary education, pupils 1.62 million 2021 up 23.6% 56th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 33.3% 2018 down 34.0% 162nd Persistence to last grade of primary, male 29.9% 2018 down 38.2% 161st Secondary education, vocational pupils 36,093 2018 up 9.1% 94th Number of under-five deaths, male 34,101 2024 up 13.7% 19th Number of under-five deaths, female 27,822 2024 up 13.6% 20th Number of infant deaths, female 18,870 2024 up 17.7% 22nd Number of infant deaths, male 24,111 2024 up 17.4% 22nd Children out of school, female 0.1% 2018 down 36.8% 173rd Children out of school, male 4.6% 2018 up 21.0% 95th Secondary education, vocational pupils 34.2% 2018 down 5.2% 149th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 155.5% 2018 down 10.2% 6th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.3% 2025 up 83.9% 144th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.0% 2025 up 70.4% 145th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.8% 2025 up 57.3% 143rd Primary education, teachers 54.9% 2024 down 1.5% 164th Repeaters, primary, total 26.1% 2018 up 32.6% 2nd Page 1 of 3 Next →