School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Madagascar
Madagascar: School age population, one year before than … both sexes than was 746,547 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Madagascar, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Madagascar stood at 746,547 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Madagascar peaked at 746,547 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 204,404 number, in 1970.
That places Madagascar 39th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than … both sexes than in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 204,404 number | — |
| 1971 | 209,027 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 216,180 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 223,378 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 230,420 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 237,111 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 243,243 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 251,859 number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 260,484 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 268,870 number | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 276,757 number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 283,852 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 293,486 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 303,115 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 312,328 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 320,651 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 327,646 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 336,314 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 344,231 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 351,665 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 359,045 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 366,872 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 377,988 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 389,720 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 401,791 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 413,841 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 425,434 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 440,995 number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 457,360 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 473,953 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 490,124 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 505,106 number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 523,017 number | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 541,140 number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 558,556 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 574,124 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 586,669 number | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 599,228 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 609,693 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 618,865 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 627,968 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 638,438 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 650,253 number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 662,479 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 674,784 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 686,636 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 697,458 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 709,465 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 721,350 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 733,515 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 746,547 number | +1.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 746,547 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 523,516 number, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 746,547 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 370,031 number, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 234,498 number | 204,404 number | 268,870 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 315,004 number | 276,757 number | 351,665 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 410,700 number | 359,045 number | 473,953 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 560,652 number | 490,124 number | 618,865 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 680,235 number | 627,968 number | 733,515 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 746,547 number | 746,547 number | 746,547 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Madagascar?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Madagascar was 746,547 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 746,547 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,404 number in 1970.
- How does Madagascar rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Madagascar ranks 39th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/