Education in Madagascar

2,288 indicators covering education for Madagascar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1 GPI 2018 up 4.3% 117th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 63.3% 2018 down 1.9% 150th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 69,672 2024 up 7.4% 12th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 43.3% 2019 up 5.1% 181st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 198,877 2024 up 22.3% 4th
Compulsory education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 193rd
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 42.3% 2018 down 29.7% 177th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 219,760 2024 up 20.3% 4th
Progression to secondary school 73.2% 2015 up 4.1% 150th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2023 down 33.3% 67th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 23.3% 2018 down 12.2% 6th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 44.5% 2019 up 10.5% 178th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 42.1% 2019 up 0.1% 181st
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2019 up 10.4% 24th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 96.9% 2018 up 24.0% 80th
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 4.07 million 2025 up 18.7% 57th
Population of compulsory school age, female 2.01 million 2025 up 18.3% 57th
Population of compulsory school age, male 2.06 million 2025 up 19.1% 57th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.20 million 2021 up 13.8% 52nd
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.3% 2023 down 9.9% 36th
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.5% 2021 145th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 1.32 million 2025 up 23.1% 28th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 655,536 2025 up 23.3% 28th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 666,379 2025 up 23.0% 28th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 617,175 2021 up 19.1% 50th
Duration of compulsory education 5 years 2025 unchanged 198th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.4% 2021 144th
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7% 2021 144th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 122,906 2024 up 12.5% 4th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 103,451 2024 up 7.6% 5th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 18.9% 2019 down 19.7% 125th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 11.2% 2019 down 37.3% 125th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 136,109 2024 up 6.0% 4th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 111,874 2024 up 0.6% 5th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 583,068 2021 up 2.9% 54th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP 3.0% 2023 up 71.5% 149th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 22.1% 2019 up 51.8% 175th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 60,080 2024 up 16.1% 7th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 63,849 2024 up 10.0% 9th
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 588.3% 58th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 47.9% 2025 up 99.6% 12th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 46.1% 2025 up 96.2% 15th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 49.8% 2025 up 104.1% 8th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 78.1% 2025 up 35.6% 3rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 79.0% 2025 up 33.0% 4th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 77.2% 2025 up 38.6% 2nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 21.6% 2025 up 122.7% 32nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 21.4% 2025 up 161.0% 34th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 21.7% 2025 up 92.0% 32nd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.02 modelled data 2025 down 3.7% 63rd
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 423,477 2021 up 63.2% 68th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.4745 GPIA 2021 down 15.7% 138th
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.0% 2023 up 71.5% 149th
Primary education, pupils 49.8% 2018 up 1.2% 19th
Inequality in education 0.2834 2023 down 5.9% 48th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 18.7% 2018 up 42.1% 10th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 22.1% 2019 up 62.5% 174th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 22.2% 2019 up 42.4% 176th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.994 GPI 2019 up 14.1% 114th