Education in Madagascar

2,288 indicators covering education for Madagascar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.1623 units per square kilometre 2023 up 89.0% 158th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 29.2% 5th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.296 years 2018 up 60.1% 166th
Government expenditure on education, total 18.0% 2019 down 20.5% 33rd
Secondary education, general pupils 51.0% 2018 up 4.0% 57th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,112 number 2019 up 31.7% 53rd
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
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 901,960 number 2019 up 402.4% 37th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.032 number per person 2019 up 283.6% 57th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 388,100 2025 up 20.3% 36th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 378,471 2025 up 19.5% 35th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 766,571 2025 up 19.9% 35th
Start of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2023 up 0.4% 116th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 18th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 11 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Theoretical duration of primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 162nd
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 94,430 2023 up 89.0% 94th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 95,322 2023 up 102.5% 101st
Teachers in primary education, male 62,556 2024 up 27.8% 31st
Teachers in primary education, female 76,092 2024 up 23.6% 52nd
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 54.9% 2024 down 1.5% 175th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 132.7% 2024 down 3.4% 5th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.68 years 2024 down 4.3% 45th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.8% 2019 down 29.5% 161st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.5% 2019 down 20.2% 155th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 189,752 2023 up 95.5% 102nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.2% 2019 up 0.9% 68th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% 2019 up 1.0% 73rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.05 million 2024 up 275.5% 34th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 792,980 2021 up 10.4% 57th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 830,740 2021 up 29.6% 54th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 138,648 2024 up 25.4% 45th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.2% 2021 up 17.1% 171st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.8% 2021 down 0.3% 66th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 1.62 million 2021 up 23.6% 56th
Enrolment in primary education, male 2.62 million 2024 up 13.1% 31st
Enrolment in primary education, female 2.67 million 2024 up 16.6% 26th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.07 million 2025 up 20.8% 37th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.05 million 2025 up 20.9% 37th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.13 million 2025 up 20.9% 37th
School age population, secondary education, male 2.59 million 2025 up 20.8% 34th
School age population, secondary education, female 2.54 million 2025 up 20.5% 33rd
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 5.13 million 2025 up 20.7% 33rd
School age population, tertiary education, male 1.61 million 2025 up 27.0% 38th
School age population, tertiary education, female 1.59 million 2025 up 27.4% 37th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 3.19 million 2025 up 27.2% 37th
School age population, lower secondary education, male 1.52 million 2025 up 20.8% 30th
School age population, lower secondary education, female 1.48 million 2025 up 20.2% 30th
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 3.00 million 2025 up 20.5% 30th
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 393,934 2025 up 19.5% 36th
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 384,063 2025 up 18.7% 36th