Only 30.1% of Madagascar's public teachers qualified
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lexpress
In Madagascar, only 56,687 of the 188,324 teachers in public schools were qualified in 2023-2024, or 30.1%, according to the National Education Ministry's statistical yearbook. Data for 2025-2026 reported by Unicef indicate that 71% of primary teachers and 62% of lower-secondary teachers are unqualified, highlighting the scale of training needs.
Madagascar's public schools had 188,324 teachers from pre-primary to secondary school in 2023-2024, of whom 56,687 were qualified, or 30.1%, according to the statistical yearbook published by the Ministry of National Education. The ministry defines a qualified teacher as one who has graduated from a national teacher-training school or institute.
Primary education is the most affected level: only 24.92% of its teachers were qualified. In the Androy region, this proportion fell to 9% in lower secondary education. The ministry's 2025-2026 data, reported by Unicef, show that 71% of primary teachers are unqualified, including 60% community teachers, and that the figure is 62% in lower secondary education. The proportion of teachers with the baccalaureate rose from 22% to 30% between 2017-2018 and 2020-2021, with figures ranging from 9% in Anosy to 57% in Analamanga.
An education official quoted by Lexpress believes that some teachers' limited pedagogical background is harming learning. The official reports that some copy out former pupils' notebooks, errors included, and is concerned about the introduction of a new curriculum. The 2026 draft finance bill provides for the recruitment of 13,274 new staff.
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