School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Madagascar

Madagascar: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.72 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.72 years
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
126th
of 188 countries
All-time high
9.54 years
in 2015
All-time low
5.29 years
in 1998
Years of data
14
1998–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Madagascar, 1998–2019

02468101998200820191998: 5.3 years2005: 8.2 years2006: 8.4 years2007: 8.5 years2008: 8.9 years2009: 9.3 years2011: 9.3 years2012: 9.3 years2013: 9.3 years2014: 9.4 years2015: 9.5 years2016: 9.4 years2018: 9.2 years2019: 8.7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 8.72 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Madagascar peaked at 9.54 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.29 years, in 1998.

Madagascar ranks 126th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.29 years 5.29 years 5.29 years 1
2000s 8.67 years 8.24 years 9.33 years 5
2010s 9.28 years 8.72 years 9.54 years 8

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 123 Cuba 8.76 years compare
  2. 124 Gambia 8.74 years compare
  3. 125 Slovakia 8.74 years compare
  4. 127 Aruba 8.72 years compare
  5. 128 Montenegro 8.71 years compare
  6. 129 San Marino 8.64 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Madagascar?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Madagascar was 8.72 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 9.54 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 5.29 years in 1998.
How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
Madagascar ranks 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.