Country profile

Madagascar

Sub-Saharan Africa Low income31.96M inhabitants

Last updated December 22, 2025

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Composite GEFRI Score

Critically unprepared

Madagascar is critically unprepared for education futures (11th percentile worldwide). Core capabilities are weak across most dimensions, and essential systems face significant constraints. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.

23.66Composite score
Global percentile
11th
Global rank
#158
Regional rank
#30
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Infrastructure
23.53
8th percentileGlobal avg. 56.42
Human Capital
27.20
13th percentileGlobal avg. 46.98
Innovation
24.19
11th percentileGlobal avg. 42.60
Governance
33.40
28th percentileGlobal avg. 47.71
Access & Parity
10.00
31st percentileGlobal avg. 50.60

Country profile

Madagascar trails global peers in Governance (33, 28th percentile), Human Capital (27, 13th percentile), Innovation (24, 11th percentile), and Infrastructure (24, 8th percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.

All or most indicators are based on observed data, giving planners a dependable evidence base for decisions. Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. Limited electricity or internet coverage still constrains classrooms, preventing large-scale digital instruction. Literacy or tertiary enrollment gaps thin the talent pipeline and limit the country’s capacity to develop future-ready skills.

Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.

Regionally, Infrastructure lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.

Key insights

  • Falls below many peers at the 11th percentile.
  • Places 158th worldwide.
  • Holds a regional position of 30th within Sub-Saharan Africa .
  • Scores range from Governance (33.4) to Access & Parity (10.0), reflecting variation across dimensions.
  • Trails regional peers most clearly in Infrastructure.

Regional peers: Sub-Saharan Africa

Composite GEFRI score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
671South Africa57.14
682Mauritius56.87
——SeychellesMicrostate55.72
743Botswana55.44
1084Namibia43.86
1115Ghana40.92
1136Cabo Verde39.81
1157Sierra Leone38.84
——Sao Tome and PrincipeFCSMicrostate38.53
1198Eswatini37.54
1279Senegal35.31
12810Gabon34.39
13011Rwanda33.46
13212Kenya33.01
13613Cote d'Ivoire31.71
13814Gambia, The30.79
14015Lesotho29.76
14116Equatorial Guinea29.48
14217Benin29.14
14318Zambia28.93
14419ZimbabweFCS28.92
14620Tanzania28.51
14721Togo28.14
14822CameroonFCS27.69
15023Mauritania25.98
15124ComorosFCS25.84
15225Angola25.63
15426Congo, Rep.FCS24.72
15527MozambiqueFCS24.40
15628NigeriaFCS24.09
15729EthiopiaFCS24.04
15830Madagascar23.66
15931Malawi23.03
16032MaliFCS23.02
16133Burkina FasoFCS22.80
16234Uganda22.60
16435Guinea22.13
16636Liberia21.10
16737NigerFCS20.37
16838SudanFCS20.10
16939BurundiFCS18.87
17040Guinea-BissauFCS18.69
17141EritreaFCS18.19
17242Congo, Dem. Rep.FCS17.22
17443ChadFCS15.73
17544South SudanFCS15.65
17645Somalia, Fed. Rep.FCS14.75
17746Central African RepublicFCS13.33