Madagascar vs North America: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Madagascar
369,073 number
in 2020
North America
2.15 million number
in 2019
Madagascar rank
36th
North America rank
37th

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

  • Madagascar
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 2.15 million number against 369,073 number in Madagascar, a difference of 1.79 million number.

That makes North America's figure about 5.8 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 36th and North America ranks 37th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar North America Difference Ahead
1970s 117,314 number 1.93 million number 1.81 million number North America
1980s 157,172 number 1.82 million number 1.66 million number North America
1990s 205,049 number 2.09 million number 1.88 million number North America
2000s 279,790 number 2.10 million number 1.82 million number North America
2010s 337,280 number 2.17 million number 1.83 million number North America

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, Madagascar or North America?
North America, at 2.15 million number against 369,073 number in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Madagascar and North America?
1.79 million number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and North America?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and North America rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Madagascar ranks 36th and North America ranks 37th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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

Female 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/