Madagascar Literacy Rate 2000-2024

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
  • Madagascar literacy rate for 2022 was 77.48%, a 0.8% increase from 2018.
  • Madagascar literacy rate for 2018 was 76.68%, a 5.11% increase from 2012.
  • Madagascar literacy rate for 2012 was 71.57%, a 7.09% increase from 2009.
  • Madagascar literacy rate for 2009 was 64.48%, a 5.55% increase from 2005.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
Zimbabwe 89.85%
Tanzania 82.02%
Uganda 80.59%
Democratic Republic of Congo 80.54%
Rwanda 78.76%
Madagascar 77.48%
Burundi 75.54%
Malawi 68.08%
Comoros 61.71%
Gambia 58.67%
Senegal 57.67%
Guinea-Bissau 53.90%
Sierra Leone 48.64%
Benin 47.10%
Somalia 41.03%
Niger 38.10%
Burkina Faso 34.49%
Chad 27.28%
Madagascar Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2022 77.48% 0.80%
2018 76.68% 5.11%
2012 71.57% 7.09%
2009 64.48% 5.55%
2005 58.94% -11.75%
2000 70.69% -11.75%