Primary completion (UIS) in Madagascar

In Madagascar, 49.7% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2021.

Measure: Completion rate, primary education Unit: % of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age Data: 2000 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
Madagascar, 2021 49.7% % of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age
Change from 2018 −6.2percentage points 2018: 55.9%

Primary completion (UIS) in Madagascar over time

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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, primary education (% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age), 2000 to 2021
Period Madagascar
2021 49.7%
2018 55.9%
2009 39.0%
2004 28.9%
2000 26.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 55.9% in 2018, a change of −6.2 percentage points.
  • Since 2000, when it was 26.8%, the figure has changed by +22.9 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.1 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2021 for Madagascar
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org