Madagascar education includes a number of schools, colleges and universities. Madagascar education is mandatory for the children between the age group of 6 to 14.
The duration of primary education in Madagascar is 5 years. The elementary education is provided to the children of the age group between 6 to 11. The duration of secondary education in Madagascar is 7 years. The secondary education is divided into a junior secondary stage and a senior secondary stage. Children from 12 to 15 years attend the junior secondary stage and children from 16 to 18 years attend the senior secondary stage. The duration of the junior secondary stage is 4 years and for senior secondary stage, the duration is 3 years. After the completion of junior level, certificates are received by the graduates. After completing senior secondary, baccalaureat is received by the graduates. The schools of Madagascar include the American School of Antananarivo, Russian Embassy School, American High School, etc.
College professionelle is similar to the junior secondary stage and college technique is similar to the senior secondary stage.
During the year 2000 the adult literacy rate in Madagascar was 66.5 %.
Madagascar has a well defined university and college education system, catering to the need of higher studies in the island. The Universities of Madagascar include Universite d'Antananarivo, Universite de Mahajanga, Universite de Toamasina, etc.
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