Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Madagascar

Share of children out of school in Madagascar in 2024 — 3.4%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 120. Since 1972, the indicator has fallen by 32.56 pp.

2024 3.4% +0.09 pp vs 2023
World rank 56of 120
Period maximum 47.74%1995
Period minimum 1.72%2011

Trend over time

1972–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Madagascar, 1972–2024020406019721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 35.96%1989: 38.25%1990: 39.57%1995: 47.74%1996: 45.71%1999: 38.48%2000: 36.94%2001: 36.12%2002: 35.96%2003: 27.19%2010: 2.03%2011: 1.72%2013: 2.08%2014: 2.03%2015: 2.1%2016: 2.87%2017: 2.19%2018: 2.4%2021: 2.55%2022: 3.16%2023: 3.31%2024: 3.4%
Change over the period: −32.56 pp Annual average: -0.63 pp
Share of children out of school — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.4 +0.09 pp
2023 3.31 +0.15 pp
2022 3.16 +0.61 pp
2021 2.55
2018 2.4 +0.21 pp
2017 2.19 −0.67 pp
2016 2.87 +0.77 pp
2015 2.1 +0.07 pp
2014 2.03 −0.05 pp
2013 2.08
2011 1.72 −0.31 pp
2010 2.03
2003 27.19 −8.77 pp
2002 35.96 −0.16 pp
2001 36.12 −0.82 pp
2000 36.94 −1.54 pp
1999 38.48
1996 45.71 −2.03 pp
1995 47.74
1990 39.57 +1.33 pp
1989 38.25
1972 35.96

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.