23. Madagascar will not reach the MDG target on reducing to 19% the proportion of
underweight children in that 47.4% of children under 5 still suffer from chronic
malnutrition against 18.1% for severe malnutrition.
Table 3 Indicator of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 1 for underweight in children under 5 years
Indicator
ENSOMD 2012-2013 ( %)
Indicator 1.9: Prevalence of underweight in children under 5
years
Target
2015
19 %
32,0 %
Source : INSTAT/DDSS/ENSOMD 2012-2013
On primary education for all
24. Between 2010 and 2012, the primary school enrollment rate showed a significant
decline. In 2010, the gross enrollment rate was at 118%, in 2012 it dropped to 108%.
Net attendance rate decreased from 73.4% in 2010 to 69.4% in 2012.
Table 4 Indicator of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2 on Education
Indicator
ENSOMD 2012-2013
( %)
69,4 %
68,8 %
71,6 %
Net enrollment rate in primary education
Primary completion rate
Literacy rate of the 15 years old and above
Source : INSTAT/DDSS/ENSOMD 2012-2013
Target 2015
100 %
100 %
100 %
On promoting gender equality
25. If at the primary level of education the numbers of girls and boys are equal, the
numbers of boys in secondary and higher education levels still remain above those of
the girls (see table below).
Table 5 Indicator of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 3 on Education
ENSOMD 2012-2013 ( %)
Indicator
Indicator 3.1a: Girls / boys ratio in primary education
Indicator 3.1b : Girls / boys ratio in secondary education (junior
secondary)
Indicator 3.1c : Girls / boys in secondary school (high school)
Indicator 3.1d: Girls / boys ratio in higher education
Indicator 3.C1: Parity Index on the 15-24 years literacy rate
Indicator 3.C1 : Parity index regarding adult literacy rate (above 24
years)
Indicator 3.2 : Proportion of women employed in the agricultural
sector
Source : INSTAT/DDSS/ENSOMD 2012-2013
1,05
0,93
Target
2015
1
1
0,86
0,73
0,95
0,91
1
1
1
1
38 %
50 %
On women empowerment
26. The integration of women in non-agricultural employment is 38% against 62% for
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