Training
A five-year undergraduate education for mainly ages 6-13
is mandatory since 1976. Secondary school starts at the age
of eleven and lasts for another 7 years, divided into two
cycles of 4 and 3 years respectively. In the country there
are both state and private schools.
Over the past decade, major investments have been made in
education; just over 13% of government spending went to the
education sector in 2008. In 2007, 98% of the children in
the current age groups were enrolled in primary school, but
many students quit prematurely. In 2008, the corresponding
figure for the secondary school was 24%. Reading and writing
skills were estimated to total 64% in the same year (67% for
men and 62% for women). Check topschoolsintheusa for test centers of ACT, SAT, and GRE as well high schools in the country of Madagascar.
Madagascar's largest university is located in
Antananarivo and was founded in 1961. The university also
conducted previous education in i.a. Mahajanga and
Fianarantsoa, but since 1988 these institutions are
independent universities.
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