School enrollment, secondary in Madagascar
Madagascar: School enrollment, secondary was 34.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Madagascar, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Madagascar is 34.1%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Madagascar peaked at 36.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1972.
That places Madagascar 192nd out of 203 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 10.0% | 12.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 16.3% | 32.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 20.3% | 28.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 32.8% | 36.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 189 Malawi 36.6% compare
- 190 Mauritania 36.0% compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 34.4% compare
- 193 Ethiopia 33.9% compare
- 194 Burkina Faso 30.0% compare
- 195 Tanzania 28.2% compare
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 school enrollment, secondary in Madagascar?
- School enrollment, secondary in Madagascar was 34.1% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1972.
- How does Madagascar rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Madagascar ranks 192nd out of 203 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.