Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Madagascar

Madagascar: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 777 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
777 number
Change on year
down 49.1%
World rank
112th
of 140 countries
All-time high
4,192 number
in 2006
All-time low
523 number
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Madagascar, 1998–2018

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1998200820181998: 523 number1999: 2.7k number2000: 3.0k number2001: 2.4k number2002: 2.9k number2003: 2.8k number2004: 3.6k number2005: 3.8k number2006: 4.2k number2013: 1.5k number2014: 1.8k number2015: 1.2k number2016: 1.6k number2017: 1.5k number2018: 777 number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 777 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.1% on the previous year and down 81.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Madagascar peaked at 4,192 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 523 number, in 1998.

That places Madagascar 112th out of 140 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Madagascar, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 523 number
1999 2,731 number +422.2%
2000 3,006 number +10.1%
2001 2,362 number -21.4%
2002 2,917 number +23.5%
2003 2,813 number -3.6%
2004 3,597 number +27.9%
2005 3,764 number +4.6%
2006 4,192 number +11.4%
2013 1,521 number -63.7%
2014 1,839 number +20.9%
2015 1,200 number -34.7%
2016 1,586 number +32.2%
2017 1,528 number -3.7%
2018 777 number -49.1%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 777 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,134 number, 69% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 777 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,594 number, 14% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +422.2% 523 number 2,731 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,627 number 523 number 2,731 number 2
2000s 3,236 number 2,362 number 4,192 number 7
2010s 1,408 number 777 number 1,839 number 6

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 109 Central African Republic 1,133 number compare
  2. 110 Grenada 1,033 number compare
  3. 111 Saint Lucia 896 number compare
  4. 113 Mali 701 number compare
  5. 114 Bhutan 682 number compare
  6. 115 Brazil 646 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Madagascar?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Madagascar was 777 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 4,192 number in 2006.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 523 number in 1998.
How does Madagascar rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Madagascar ranks 112th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).