Primary education, pupils in Comoros
Comoros: Primary education, pupils was 49.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Comoros, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, primary education, pupils in Comoros stood at 49.1%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Comoros peaked at 49.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 1974.
Comoros ranks 42nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.3% | 31.2% | 35.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 43.7% | 41.5% | 46.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 40.8% | 46.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 44.3% | 47.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 45.0% | 49.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More education data for Comoros
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,952 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total 310,841 (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Comoros?
- Primary education, pupils in Comoros was 49.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 1974.
- How does Comoros rank for primary education, pupils?
- Comoros ranks 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.