Madagascar: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 204.38% from 11,858 in 1971 (2.4% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 25 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Madagascar's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 8.2% on 2017 (from 33,368 to 36,093).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +2.4% and a typical year strayed about 10.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 17.6% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.7% in 1972. 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 2018, Madagascar had the 30th highest value of the 64 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

• Lebanon — 27th of 64: 62,551
• Peru — 28th of 64: 55,088
• Kyrgyz Republic — 29th of 64: 54,632
• Moldova — 31st of 64: 30,801
• Mongolia — 32nd of 64: 30,181
• Burkina Faso — 33rd of 64: 28,566

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 23 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 287,600 (2016)
• Benin — 27,875 (2016)
• Burkina Faso — 28,566 (2018)
• Burundi — 68,831 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 1,212 (2018)
• Cameroon — 477,192 (2016)
• Central African Republic — 5,149 (2017)
• Chad — 7,791 (2016)
• Comoros — 0 (2018)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 870,961 (2015)
• Côte d'Ivoire

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 secondary education, vocational pupils?

36,093 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 204.38% from 11,858 in 1971 (2.4% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 36,093 in 2018 and the lowest 9,167 in 1972.

How does Madagascar rank?

30th highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Madagascar?

In 2018, Madagascar's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 8.2% on 2017 (from 33,368 to 36,093). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +2.4% and a typical year strayed about 10.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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.SEC.ENRL.VO, 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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