Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Madagascar

Madagascar: Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education was 5 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
5
in 1998
All-time low
5
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Madagascar, 1998–2019

0123451998200820191998: 51999: 52000: 52001: 52002: 52003: 52004: 52005: 52006: 52007: 52008: 52009: 52010: 52011: 52012: 52013: 52014: 52015: 52016: 52017: 52018: 52019: 5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 5 for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Madagascar peaked at 5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1998.

Madagascar ranks 192nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks in Madagascar, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 5
1999 5 +0.0%
2000 5 +0.0%
2001 5 +0.0%
2002 5 +0.0%
2003 5 +0.0%
2004 5 +0.0%
2005 5 +0.0%
2006 5 +0.0%
2007 5 +0.0%
2008 5 +0.0%
2009 5 +0.0%
2010 5 +0.0%
2011 5 +0.0%
2012 5 +0.0%
2013 5 +0.0%
2014 5 +0.0%
2015 5 +0.0%
2016 5 +0.0%
2017 5 +0.0%
2018 5 +0.0%
2019 5 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 5 5 2
2000s 5 5 5 10
2010s 5 5 5 10

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 192 Bangladesh 5 compare
  2. 192 Myanmar 5 compare
  3. 195 Bhutan 0
  4. 195 Botswana 0
  5. 195 Burundi 0
  6. 195 Cambodia 0
  7. 195 Fiji 0
  8. 195 Mozambique 0
  9. 195 Niger 0
  10. 195 Papua New Guinea 0
  11. 195 Solomon Islands 0
  12. 195 Somalia 0
  13. 195 Vanuatu 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Madagascar?
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education in Madagascar was 5 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
What is the lowest number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
How does Madagascar rank for number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education?
Madagascar ranks 192nd out of 205 countries with data for 2019.
Is number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 4,529 data points, 1975–2020
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Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education. Most countries have legislation specifying the ages and the level of education (typically pre-primary or primary education) at which children should start school. Such legislation usually also specifies either the number of years of education that are guaranteed or the age at which young people may leave education or, in some cases, both. The number of years of primary and secondary education to which children are legally entitled should ideally be the number of grades of primary and secondary education which young people are expected to have completed before being legally eligible to leave school. Years of pre-primary education covered by the legal entitlement should be excluded from this indicator. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/