Country-specific UIS education-system mapping and recent education indicators.
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Education in Madagascar
DATAEducation profile
Education profile 路 Reference periods shown
Madagascar's UNESCO profile provides recent indicators on access, completion and tertiary participation. The page uses 2023 and 2024 values where available and keeps older literacy data clearly dated. Madagascar's recent international data are strongest for a small set of access and completion measures rather than a single current national enrolment total.
Madagascar education snapshot
Madagascar's recent international data are strongest for a small set of access and completion measures rather than a single current national enrolment total.
Upper-secondary completion
14.1%
Primary out of school
20.4%
Tertiary gross enrolment
6.1%
Youth literacy
82.4%
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How the education pathway works
The system section follows the country-specific UIS mapping from primary through secondary education and onward to vocational and tertiary routes.
| Stage | When | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary education | Early years | Pre-primary learning precedes formal primary schooling. |
| Primary education | School stage | Primary education is the first main school level. |
| Lower and upper secondary | Secondary | Secondary education is reported in separate lower and upper stages. |
| TVET and tertiary education | Beyond school | Vocational and tertiary routes continue after secondary education. |
Key evidence
The completion and out-of-school percentages describe different outcomes, while the tertiary value is a gross enrolment ratio.
| Indicator or rule | Value | Reference | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper-secondary completion | 14.1% | 2024 | UIS completion rate |
| Primary out of school | 20.4% | 2023 | UIS out-of-school rate |
| Tertiary gross enrolment | 6.1% | 2023 | ISCED 5 to 8 |
| Youth literacy | 82.4% | 2021 | Population ages 15 to 24 |
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How to read the Madagascar evidence
Youth literacy is included with its older 2021 reference year so it does not appear to be a 2024 statistic.
The page does not convert these indicators into headcounts or combine them into a composite score.
Frequently asked questions
What upper-secondary completion rate is reported for Madagascar?
UNESCO-UNEVOC reports 14.1% for 2024.
What primary out-of-school rate is shown?
The profile reports 20.4% for 2023.
What tertiary gross enrolment ratio is reported?
The 2023 value is 6.1%.
What youth literacy rate is shown?
UNESCO reports 82.4% for ages 15 to 24 in 2021.
Sources and methodology
The visible source is the country-specific UNESCO-UNEVOC profile, which identifies UIS as the source of the displayed education statistics.
Methodology: Madagascar indicators remain in their published UIS definitions and reference years; no missing national total is interpolated.