Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar
Madagascar: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.04 index
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
14th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.04 index
in 1995
All-time low
0.7793 index
in 1976
Years of data
50
1971–2024
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar stood at 1.04 index.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar peaked at 1.04 index in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7793 index, in 1976.
Madagascar ranks 14th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8671 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.8637 index | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8783 index | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.873 index | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.894 index | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7793 index | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8358 index | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9162 index | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 0.902 index | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9288 index | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.976 index | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9772 index | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8946 index | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9464 index | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9576 index | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9582 index | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9655 index | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.989 index | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9284 index | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.971 index | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9829 index | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.04 index | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9733 index | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.981 index | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9814 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9735 index | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9741 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9735 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9704 index | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9711 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9694 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9739 index | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9801 index | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9828 index | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.989 index | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9927 index | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.991 index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9966 index | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9996 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 index | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.04 index | +0.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.04 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.04 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8677 index | 0.7793 index | 0.9162 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9484 index | 0.8946 index | 0.9772 index | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.9797 index | 0.9284 index | 1.04 index | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9758 index | 0.9694 index | 0.989 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.991 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.04 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Madagascar was 1.04 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 index in 1995.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7793 index in 1976.
- How does Madagascar rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Madagascar ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.