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.