Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Comoros
Comoros: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 2.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Comoros, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Comoros stood at 2.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Comoros peaked at 4.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1998.
Comoros ranks 171st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.2% | — |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +95.8% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -36.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 2.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 2.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2%, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More education data for Comoros
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,728 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,170 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,525 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,620 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,764 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 102,152 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1179 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Comoros?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Comoros was 2.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1998.
- How does Comoros rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Comoros ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.