Primary education, duration in Madagascar
Madagascar: Primary education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary education, duration in Madagascar, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 5 years for primary education, duration in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Madagascar peaked at 6 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5 years, in 1977.
That places Madagascar 154th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7 years | 5 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 154 Albania 5 years compare
- 154 Algeria 5 years compare
- 154 Bangladesh 5 years compare
- 154 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 years compare
- 154 Brazil 5 years compare
- 154 Colombia 5 years compare
- 154 Comoros 5 years compare
- 154 Czechia 5 years compare
- 154 Djibouti 5 years compare
- 154 Eritrea 5 years compare
- 154 France 5 years compare
- 154 French Polynesia 5 years compare
- 154 Gabon 5 years compare
- 154 India 5 years compare
- 154 Italy 5 years compare
- 154 North Korea 5 years compare
- 154 Kuwait 5 years compare
- 154 Laos 5 years compare
- 154 Liechtenstein 5 years compare
- 154 Monaco 5 years compare
- 154 Mongolia 5 years compare
- 154 Montenegro 5 years compare
- 154 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 154 Nepal 5 years compare
- 154 New Caledonia 5 years compare
- 154 North Macedonia 5 years compare
- 154 Pakistan 5 years compare
- 154 Romania 5 years compare
- 154 San Marino 5 years compare
- 154 Sri Lanka 5 years compare
- 154 Vietnam 5 years compare
More education data for Madagascar
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 138,648 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 135.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 129.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 17.09 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, duration in Madagascar?
- Primary education, duration in Madagascar was 5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 years in 1977.
- How does Madagascar rank for primary education, duration?
- Madagascar ranks 154th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.