Madagascar: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children)

Key figures

Since 1972 it is up 29.74 percentage points from 67.12% in 1972. The World Bank has no value for 36 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2018, Madagascar had the 26th highest value of the 66 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Madagascar in the 2018 ranking

• Benin — 23rd of 66: 97.21%
• West Bank and Gaza — 24th of 66: 97.11%
• Montenegro — 25th of 66: 96.87%
• Uzbekistan — 27th of 66: 96.84%
• Macao SAR, China — 28th of 66: 96.42%
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 29th of 66: 96.27%

What this measures

Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.

Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 11 values

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) in nearby economies

• Benin — 97.21% (2018)
• Burkina Faso — 79.34% (2018)
• Burundi — 93.42% (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 93.53% (2018)
• Cameroon — 92.87% (2017)
• Chad — 73.47% (2016)
• Comoros — 81.74% (2018)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 93.69% (2018)
• Equatorial Guinea

More education data for Madagascar

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 5.29 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 132.74% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 138,648 (2024)
• School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) — 6.15% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 135.63% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

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Questions people ask

What is Madagascar's adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children)?

96.87% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 29.74 percentage points from 67.12% in 1972. The highest value was 96.87% in 2018 and the lowest 54.71% in 1995.

How does Madagascar rank?

26th highest of 66 economies with data for 2018.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.TENR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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