Madagascar — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Madagascar, 1972–2023.
Education spending for Madagascar was 3.05% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 41 years, from 1972 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.05% in 1977. The lowest was 1.54% in 1997 (about 2.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.11% per year.
Madagascar ranks 134 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 78%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Madagascar sits below it. It peaked in 1977 and has fallen 40% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 72%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 26 of 41 economies; Ghana (2.91%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 55% in 1977. That is 11% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 30th of 49 in 1972 → 42nd of 63 in 1980 → 98th of 116 in 2000 → 116th of 130 in 2010 → 120th of 157 in 2020 → 75th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1972 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 3.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 3.25% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 3.01% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 2.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 2.69% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 2.21% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 2.38% | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 1.78% | -0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 2.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 2.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2.29% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 2.83% | +0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 2.55% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.83% | -0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 3.31% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 2.81% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 2.61% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 2.23% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 2.71% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 2.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 2.41% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 1.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 1.54% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 1.78% | -0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 2.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 2.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 1.99% | -0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 2.32% | -0.6 pp |
| 1981 | 2.88% | -0.5 pp |
| 1980 | 3.36% | -0.6 pp |
| 1979 | 3.97% | -1.1 pp |
| 1977 | 5.05% | +1.8 pp |
| 1976 | 3.26% | +0.7 pp |
| 1975 | 2.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 2.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.71% | -0.5 pp |
| 1972 | 3.22% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Madagascar’s Education spending in 1973?
2.71% (1973). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Madagascar’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1972 and 2023 the series was shrinking overall: -5.3% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 3.05%; 2022: 3.07%; 2021: 3.2%; 2020: 3.25%; 2019: 3.01%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.