Progression to secondary school in Madagascar
Madagascar: Progression to secondary school was 73.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Madagascar, 1971–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, progression to secondary school in Madagascar stood at 73.2%.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Madagascar peaked at 79.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 1993.
Madagascar ranks 150th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.5% | 59.2% | 63.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.4% | 59.9% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 62.2% | 55.4% | 66.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 62.6% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 72.9% | 79.8% | 6 |
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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 progression to secondary school in Madagascar?
- Progression to secondary school in Madagascar was 73.2% in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 1993.
- How does Madagascar rank for progression to secondary school?
- Madagascar ranks 150th out of 167 countries with data for 2015.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).