School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Madagascar

Madagascar: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 10.19 years in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
10.19 years
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
146th
of 175 countries
All-time high
10.49 years
in 2015
All-time low
5.41 years
in 1971
Years of data
14
1971–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Madagascar, 1971–2018

02.557.5101971199420181971: 5.4 years1989: 6.4 years1990: 6.2 years2005: 8.8 years2006: 8.9 years2007: 9.2 years2008: 9.5 years2009: 10 years2011: 10 years2012: 10.1 years2014: 10.3 years2015: 10.5 years2016: 10.4 years2018: 10.2 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Madagascar is 10.19 years, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Madagascar peaked at 10.49 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.41 years, in 1971.

Madagascar ranks 146th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.41 years 5.41 years 5.41 years 1
1980s 6.36 years 6.36 years 6.36 years 1
1990s 6.16 years 6.16 years 6.16 years 1
2000s 9.28 years 8.84 years 9.96 years 5
2010s 10.25 years 9.96 years 10.49 years 6

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 143 Honduras 10.49 years compare
  2. 144 Vanuatu 10.24 years compare
  3. 145 Laos 10.23 years compare
  4. 147 Kenya 9.93 years compare
  5. 148 Cambodia 9.91 years compare
  6. 149 Nauru 9.68 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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All data for Madagascar β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Madagascar?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Madagascar was 10.19 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 10.49 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 5.41 years in 1971.
How does Madagascar rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Madagascar ranks 146th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.