Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Madagascar

Madagascar: Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education was 31.02 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
31.02
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
60th
of 96 countries
All-time high
35.5
in 2006
All-time low
28.11
in 2016
Years of data
11
2005–2018

Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education in Madagascar, 2005–2018

0102030402005201120182005: 31.92006: 35.52007: 33.42008: 30.62009: 28.72010: 30.92014: 31.42015: 30.62016: 28.12017: 29.62018: 31

Source: UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Madagascar is 31.02, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Madagascar peaked at 35.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28.11, in 2016.

That places Madagascar 60th out of 96 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.03 28.72 35.5 5
2010s 30.27 28.11 31.37 6

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 57 Kyrgyzstan 31.28 compare
  2. 58 Iran 31.16 compare
  3. 59 Latvia 31.13 compare
  4. 61 Mexico 30.63 compare
  5. 62 Lithuania 29.59 compare
  6. 63 Spain 29.56 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Madagascar?
Share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education in Madagascar was 31.02 in 2018, according to UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 35.5 in 2006.
What is the lowest share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 28.11 in 2016.
How does Madagascar rank for share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education?
Madagascar ranks 60th out of 96 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of women graduating from stem programs in tertiary education rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education
Source
UNESCO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,089 data points, 1998–2019
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Proportion of female graduates in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields at the tertiary level of education.