Madagascar's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.02 in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 5.27% from 0.97 in 2009 (0.51% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.02 | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | 0.99 | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.97 | 2009 |
| Highest | 1.02 | 2019 |
| Lowest | 0.83 | 1971 |
| Average since 2011 | 0.99 | 2011–2019 |
| First recorded | 0.83 | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Madagascar's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.0096 on 2018 (from 1.01 to 1.02).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2018), the average change was +0.00621 and a typical year strayed about 0.00623 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.02 in 1989. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2019, Madagascar had the 3rd highest value of the 14 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 1.02 | 2019 |
| World | 0.99 | 2020 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.94 | 2020 |
| Low income | 0.9 | 2020 |
Closest to Madagascar in the 2019 ranking
- Lesotho — 1st of 14: 1.04
- Bahrain — 2nd of 14: 1.04
- Gabon — 4th of 14: 1.02
- Naoero — 5th of 14: 1.01
- Cabo Verde — 6th of 14: 1.01
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 18 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.02 |
| 2018 | 1.01 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | 0.9967 |
| 2015 | 0.9937 |
| 2014 | 0.9899 |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | 0.9761 |
| 2011 | 0.9711 |
| 2010 | no data |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Benin — 0.9 (2021)
- Botswana — 1.02 (2021)
- Burkina Faso — 1.04 (2021)
- Burundi — 1.06 (2020)
- Cabo Verde — 1.01 (2019)
- Cameroon — 0.89 (2018)
- Central African Republic — 0.74 (2017)
- Chad — 0.75 (2021)
- Comoros
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Madagascar's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 1.02 in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 22.93% from 0.83 in 1971 (0.43% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.02 in 2019 and the lowest 0.83 in 1971.
- How does Madagascar rank?
- 3rd highest of 14 economies with data for 2019.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Madagascar?
- In 2019, Madagascar's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.0096 on 2018 (from 1.01 to 1.02). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2018), the average change was +0.00621 and a typical year strayed about 0.00623 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, 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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