Duration of compulsory education in Comoros
Comoros: Duration of compulsory education was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Duration of compulsory education in Comoros, 1995–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 6 years for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Comoros peaked at 6 years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1995.
Comoros ranks 182nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 182 Benin 6 years compare
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- 182 Malaysia 6 years compare
- 182 Rwanda 6 years compare
- 182 Sao Tome and Principe 6 years compare
- 182 Singapore 6 years compare
- 182 Suriname 6 years compare
More education data for Comoros
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3,952 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.82 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Comoros?
- Duration of compulsory education in Comoros was 6 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1995.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1995.
- How does Comoros rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Comoros ranks 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of years of compulsory education is based on students starting at the earliest entrance age, studying full-time, and advancing without grade repetition or skipping.