Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Madagascar

Madagascar: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 94.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
94.6%
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
144th
of 188 countries
All-time high
106.4%
in 2009
All-time low
64.0%
in 1998
Years of data
14
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Madagascar, 1998–2019

02550751001998200820191998: 64 %2005: 96.4 %2006: 97.5 %2007: 99.2 %2008: 101.9 %2009: 106.4 %2011: 105.2 %2012: 105.7 %2013: 104.6 %2014: 105.2 %2015: 106 %2016: 103.3 %2018: 101.2 %2019: 94.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Madagascar stood at 94.6%.

That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Madagascar peaked at 106.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1998.

That places Madagascar 144th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Madagascar, 1998 to 2019.
Year % Change
1998 64.0%
2005 96.4% +50.7%
2006 97.5% +1.2%
2007 99.2% +1.7%
2008 101.9% +2.7%
2009 106.4% +4.4%
2011 105.2% -1.1%
2012 105.7% +0.5%
2013 104.6% -1.0%
2014 105.2% +0.6%
2015 106.0% +0.8%
2016 103.3% -2.5%
2018 101.2% -2.1%
2019 94.6% -6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64.0% 64.0% 64.0% 1
2000s 100.3% 96.4% 106.4% 5
2010s 103.2% 94.6% 106.0% 8

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 141 Cambodia 95.1% compare
  2. 142 Panama 94.8% compare
  3. 143 Kiribati 94.7% compare
  4. 145 British Virgin Islands 94.4% compare
  5. 146 North Macedonia 93.8% compare
  6. 147 Micronesia, Federated States of 93.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Madagascar?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Madagascar was 94.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 106.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1998.
How does Madagascar rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Madagascar ranks 144th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.