Education in Madagascar

2,288 indicators covering education for Madagascar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 777,997 2025 up 19.1% 36th
School age population, primary education, male 2.06 million 2025 up 19.1% 39th
School age population, primary education, female 2.01 million 2025 up 18.3% 39th
School age population, primary education, both sexes 4.07 million 2025 up 18.7% 39th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 435,415 2025 up 19.0% 31st
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 423,979 2025 up 18.4% 31st
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 859,394 2025 up 18.7% 31st
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 447,797 2025 up 18.6% 31st
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 435,982 2025 up 18.1% 30th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 883,779 2025 up 18.3% 31st
School age population, pre-primary education, male 1.37 million 2025 up 19.2% 24th
School age population, pre-primary education, female 1.33 million 2025 up 18.9% 24th
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 2.71 million 2025 up 19.1% 24th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 5.29 million 2024 up 14.8% 28th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school 96.6% 2024 down 1.4% 97th
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
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.0551 units per square kilometre 2019 up 64.7% 157th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 129.9% 2024 down 5.2% 6th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 3.6% 14th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 135.6% 2024 down 1.6% 5th
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.55 years 2024 down 6.2% 49th
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.82 years 2024 down 2.5% 36th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 3.4% 2024 up 67.6% 111th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 0.7476 % change on previous year 2018 down 94.4% 112th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 3.8% 14th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 78.1% 2019 down 10.4% 165th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 79.6% 2019 down 5.6% 155th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 9.26 years 2019 down 9.0% 169th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2019 up 5.9% 57th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 9.41 years 2019 down 3.7% 156th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 544,966 2024 up 281.2% 33rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 507,363 2024 up 269.6% 35th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 1.09 million 2024 up 12.6% 5th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.9425 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.4% 15th
Government expenditure on education, total 3.0% 2023 up 71.5% 147th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 1.03 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.2% 17th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0.0001 number per US$ of GDP 2019 up 242.5% 3rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 1.55 number per square kilometre 2019 up 402.2% 118th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 29.9% 2018 down 38.2% 161st
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 33.3% 2018 down 34.0% 162nd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0013 units per person 2018 down 17.0% 157th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 36,093 2018 up 9.1% 94th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 78,148 2019 up 79.5% 69th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.15 % change on previous year 2019 down 73.6% 60th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.1343 units per square kilometre 2019 up 79.4% 161st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.062 units per square kilometre 2018 up 9.0% 155th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 95.8% 2020 down 4.0% 81st
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 34.1% 2021 up 0.0% 202nd
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, male 24,111 2024 up 17.4% 22nd
Number of infant deaths, female 18,870 2024 up 17.7% 22nd
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 2.45 years 2021 up 2.6% 198th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.3089 years 2018 up 55.2% 161st
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 0.9167 GPI 2018 up 6.9% 127th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.2831 years 2018 up 65.9% 157th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 9.56 years 2021 up 2.9% 180th