Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar
Madagascar: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.19 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
Madagascar recorded 1.19 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar peaked at 1.19 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 1981.
Madagascar ranks 9th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.02 index | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.02 index | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.03 index | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.04 index | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.04 index | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.05 index | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.06 index | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.07 index | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.08 index | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.09 index | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.11 index | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.12 index | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.13 index | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.13 index | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.13 index | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.13 index | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.13 index | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.12 index | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.12 index | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.12 index | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.11 index | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1 index | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1 index | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.09 index | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.09 index | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.09 index | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1 index | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.11 index | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.12 index | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.13 index | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.14 index | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.14 index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.15 index | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.16 index | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.16 index | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.17 index | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.17 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.18 index | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.18 index | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.18 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.18 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.19 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.19 index | +0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.19 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.19 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.03 index | 1 index | 1.06 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.11 index | 1.07 index | 1.13 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 index | 1.09 index | 1.12 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 index | 1.11 index | 1.17 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 index | 1.18 index | 1.19 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar was 1.19 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 1981.
- How does Madagascar rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 9th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.