Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Madagascar

Madagascar: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 54.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
54.7%
Change on year
up 18.7%
World rank
5th
of 154 countries
All-time high
79.0%
in 2006
All-time low
46.1%
in 2018
Years of data
19
2000–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Madagascar, 2000–2019

0204060802000200920192000: 67.5 %2001: 62.6 %2002: 62.6 %2003: 62.4 %2004: 63.4 %2005: 65.2 %2006: 79 %2007: 61.7 %2008: 57.5 %2009: 57 %2010: 54.9 %2011: 52.8 %2012: 48.4 %2013: 47.7 %2014: 48.9 %2015: 53.4 %2017: 53.8 %2018: 46.1 %2019: 54.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Madagascar stood at 54.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Madagascar peaked at 79.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 2018.

Madagascar ranks 5th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Madagascar, 2000 to 2019.
Year % Change
2000 67.5%
2001 62.6% -7.2%
2002 62.6% -0.1%
2003 62.4% -0.2%
2004 63.4% +1.5%
2005 65.2% +2.8%
2006 79.0% +21.2%
2007 61.7% -21.9%
2008 57.5% -6.7%
2009 57.0% -0.9%
2010 54.9% -3.7%
2011 52.8% -3.8%
2012 48.4% -8.4%
2013 47.7% -1.4%
2014 48.9% +2.4%
2015 53.4% +9.4%
2017 53.8% +0.6%
2018 46.1% -14.2%
2019 54.7% +18.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.9% 57.0% 79.0% 10
2010s 51.2% 46.1% 54.9% 9

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 2 Eswatini 67.2% compare
  2. 3 Central African Republic 59.9% compare
  3. 4 Burkina Faso 59.1% compare
  4. 6 Burundi 51.8% compare
  5. 7 Lesotho 50.1% compare
  6. 8 Equatorial Guinea 48.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Madagascar?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Madagascar was 54.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 2018.
How does Madagascar rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Madagascar ranks 5th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 2,304 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/