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POVERTY IS PREDOMINANTLY RURAL IN MADAGASCAR. 73% OF THE FEMALE LABOR FORCE ARE IN THE AGRICULTURE INFORMAL ENTERPRISES RATE OF POVERTY IN MADAGASCAR BETWEEN 2001 AND 2012
MILIEU 2001 2002 2005 2010 2012 Madagascar 69,6 80,7 68,7 76,5 71,5 Urban 44,1 61,6 52,0 54,2 48,5 Rural 77,1 86,4 73,5 82,2 77,3
SOURCE: INSTAT/EPM2001, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2012 ‐ ENSOMD, 2012 The
THE POVERTY RATE INCREASES GRADUALLY AS THE HOUSEHOLD SIZE INCREASE. AND THE HOUSEHOLD HEADED BY WOMEN ARE LESS POOR THAN THOSE HEADED BY MEN BECAUSE, THE SIZE OF HOUSEHOLD HEADED BY WOMEN IS REDUCED THAN THOSE HEADED BY MEN. INCIDENCE OF POVERTY BY HOUSEHOLD SIZE Household Size 1or2 3or4 5or6 7orPlus Madagascar Poverty Ratio 31,4 57,3 74,7 89,6 71,5
SOURCE : INSTAT/ENSOMD 2012‐2013
The study also showed that the probability of becoming poor decreases as the level of eduction increases. Besides, the ratio (girl/boy) in education is 1.05 in the primary and 0.73 in higher education, therefore decreases as the level increases.