Primary education, pupils in Madagascar
Madagascar: Primary education, pupils was 49.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Madagascar, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 49.8% for primary education, pupils in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Madagascar peaked at 50.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 1976.
Madagascar ranks 19th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.1% | 43.5% | 47.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 48.3% | 46.8% | 49.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 47.7% | 50.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 48.9% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 49.4% | 49.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (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, total 17.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 48.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Madagascar?
- Primary education, pupils in Madagascar was 49.8% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 1976.
- How does Madagascar rank for primary education, pupils?
- Madagascar ranks 19th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.