Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar
Madagascar: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.05 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar is 1.05 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar peaked at 1.05 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7174 index, in 1981.
Madagascar ranks 59th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7174 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7302 index | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7318 index | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7406 index | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7527 index | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7636 index | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7778 index | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7906 index | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.7984 index | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8132 index | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8353 index | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8614 index | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8916 index | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9109 index | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9217 index | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9205 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9143 index | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9149 index | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.92 index | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9222 index | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.918 index | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.905 index | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8872 index | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8687 index | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8558 index | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8546 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8654 index | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8748 index | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8877 index | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9042 index | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9261 index | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9553 index | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9847 index | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1 index | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.03 index | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.04 index | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.04 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.05 index | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.05 index | +0.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.05 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.05 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7559 index | 0.7174 index | 0.7984 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8904 index | 0.8132 index | 0.9217 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8839 index | 0.8546 index | 0.9222 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.981 index | 0.9042 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.02 index | 1.05 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 56 Thailand 1.06 index compare
- 57 Cameroon 1.06 index compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 1.05 index compare
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 1.05 index compare
- 61 Botswana 1.05 index compare
- 62 Netherlands 1.04 index compare
More gender data for Madagascar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,788 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,905 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,905 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 483,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 498,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 473,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 486,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 464,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar was 1.05 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7174 index in 1981.
- How does Madagascar rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 59th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.