Education in Madagascar 2,288 indicators covering education for Madagascar. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 213,565 2021 up 73.8% 68th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.9257 modelled data 2025 down 3.9% 109th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 3 2025 unchanged 10th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th End of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2023 up 0.5% 109th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 139th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 209,912 2021 up 38.1% 70th Tertiary education, academic staff 34.1% 2023 up 7.7% 122nd Start month of the academic school year 11 tertiary education 2023 up 450.0% 3rd End month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2023 down 25.0% 49th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 29,167 2024 down 26.6% 32nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.9862 modelled data 2025 up 35.9% 95th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 24.3% 2018 up 40.4% 6th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 26.2% 2018 up 41.9% 6th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.2% 2023 up 114.4% 114th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 42.6% 2021 down 6.0% 191st Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 62.9% 127th Persistence to grade 5, female 33.3% 2018 down 34.0% 147th Persistence to grade 5, male 29.9% 2018 down 38.2% 147th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 98.7% 2021 up 1.3% 107th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 44.2% 2021 down 1.7% 188th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 41.0% 2021 down 10.2% 192nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 GPIA 2021 up 8.9% 25th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 2.2% 2023 down 31.6% 115th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 62.9% 132nd Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 3.0% 2023 down 25.9% 143rd School enrollment, secondary 29.8% 2018 up 28.1% 147th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.88 years 2021 up 0.6% 105th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 100.6% 2021 up 3.6% 79th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.04 GPIA 2021 up 4.3% 18th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 96.9% 2021 down 0.8% 127th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 34,581 2024 up 9.7% 13th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 35,091 2024 up 5.3% 13th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.3% 2021 down 0.2% 144th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 2.71 million 2025 up 19.1% 32nd School age population, early childhood education, female 1.33 million 2025 up 18.9% 32nd School age population, early childhood education, male 1.37 million 2025 up 19.2% 32nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 21.9% 2021 up 28.3% 186th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 19,247 2024 down 36.5% 36th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 112,590 2024 down 30.5% 25th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.73 years 2021 down 1.8% 120th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.04 years 2021 up 3.1% 88th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.03 GPIA 2021 up 4.9% 22nd Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 21.2% 2023 down 1.3% 6th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.6% 2019 down 24.5% 148th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 7.7% 2019 down 37.2% 117th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 22.2% 2021 up 36.4% 185th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2021 up 12.6% 94th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 21.5% 2021 up 21.0% 187th Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.0% 2019 down 5.4% 56th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 106th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.7% 2019 down 11.5% 51st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.0% 2019 up 0.6% 145th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 56.4% 2019 down 10.0% 168th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.3% 2019 up 0.9% 149th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 25,870 2024 down 8.7% 25th Progression to secondary school, male 73.9% 2015 up 3.3% 141st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 93.3% 2021 up 1.4% 65th ← Previous Page 11 of 39 Next →