Caribbean Small States vs Madagascar: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Caribbean Small States
115,987 number
in 2019
Madagascar
746,547 number
in 2020
Caribbean Small States rank
42nd
Madagascar rank
39th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 746,547 number against 115,987 number in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 630,560 number.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 6.4 times Caribbean Small States's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd and Madagascar ranks 39th of 43 groups.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 150,506 number 234,498 number 83,991 number Madagascar
1980s 141,118 number 315,004 number 173,886 number Madagascar
1990s 140,015 number 410,700 number 270,685 number Madagascar
2000s 130,980 number 560,652 number 429,672 number Madagascar
2010s 116,232 number 680,235 number 564,002 number Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Caribbean Small States or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 746,547 number against 115,987 number in Caribbean Small States as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Caribbean Small States and Madagascar?
630,560 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Madagascar?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Caribbean Small States and Madagascar rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Caribbean Small States ranks 42nd and Madagascar ranks 39th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/