Primary completion rate, total in Madagascar
Madagascar: Primary completion rate, total was 60.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Madagascar, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, primary completion rate, total in Madagascar stood at 60.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Madagascar peaked at 68.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 1971.
That places Madagascar 172nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.6% | 24.9% | 30.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 32.9% | 34.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 27.3% | 32.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 34.1% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 59.0% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 57.3% | 61.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More aid effectiveness data for Madagascar
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 451,710 current US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita 40.18 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 1.25 billion constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received 8.0% (2023)
- Net ODA received 36.5% (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 1.25 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 1.25 billion constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 1.25 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 9.26 million current US$ (2022)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNICEF 13.50 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Madagascar?
- Primary completion rate, total in Madagascar was 60.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Madagascar ranks 172nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.