Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar
Madagascar: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.02 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
113th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.02 index
in 2024
All-time low
0.7026 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar is 1.02 index, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar peaked at 1.02 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7026 index, in 1981.
Madagascar ranks 113th 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.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7026 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7084 index | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7185 index | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7204 index | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7256 index | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7277 index | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7258 index | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7285 index | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7328 index | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7441 index | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7546 index | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7608 index | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7693 index | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7819 index | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8034 index | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8263 index | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8477 index | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.863 index | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8782 index | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8945 index | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9204 index | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9469 index | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9729 index | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9804 index | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9588 index | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9379 index | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9175 index | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9108 index | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8972 index | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8958 index | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8883 index | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8875 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8989 index | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9177 index | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9396 index | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9555 index | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.972 index | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9799 index | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9843 index | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9871 index | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.02 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8939 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.02 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 index, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7211 index | 0.7026 index | 0.7328 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8029 index | 0.7441 index | 0.8782 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9337 index | 0.8945 index | 0.9804 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9319 index | 0.8875 index | 0.9843 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.9871 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 110 Switzerland 1.03 index compare
- 111 Turkmenistan 1.03 index compare
- 112 Georgia 1.02 index compare
- 114 United States 1.02 index compare
- 115 Ukraine 1.02 index compare
- 116 Czechia 1.02 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7026 index in 1981.
- How does Madagascar rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 113th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.