Tertiary education, academic staff in Comoros
Comoros: Tertiary education, academic staff was 8.4% in 2012. ▼ Falling
Tertiary education, academic staff in Comoros, 1990–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Comoros is 8.4%, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Comoros peaked at 31.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2011.
That places Comoros 166th out of 170 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 10.4% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.4% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 8.3% | 19.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 163 Burkina Faso 9.6% compare
- 164 Central African Republic 9.4% compare
- 165 Guinea 9.3% compare
- 167 Chad 7.9% compare
- 168 Mauritania 7.4% compare
- 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.3% compare
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, female 42.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 310,841 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Comoros?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Comoros was 8.4% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2011.
- How does Comoros rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Comoros ranks 166th out of 170 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.