Madagascar: Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 27.03 percentage points in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.57 percentage points in 1972. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 20% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Madagascar in the 2018 ranking

• Eswatini — 3rd of 6: 80.16%
• Solomon Islands — 4th of 6: 73.14%
• Pakistan — 5th of 6: 61.29%

What this measures

Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.

Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.

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

All 30 values

Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort) in nearby economies

• Benin — 53.9% (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 26.53% (2022)
• Burundi — 45.73% (2019)
• Cabo Verde — 94.62% (2021)
• Cameroon — 60.99% (2023)
• Chad — 71.52% (2017)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 72.63% (2020)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 63.8% (2021)
• Eritrea — 80.15% (2017)

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 persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort)?

29.92% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 13.21 percentage points from 43.13% in 1971. The highest value was 59.47% in 2003 and the lowest 22.31% in 1991.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRSL.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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