Inequality in education in Comoros
Comoros: Inequality in education was 0.444 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in education in Comoros, 2012–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 0.444 for inequality in education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Comoros peaked at 0.4761 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.444, in 2022.
That places Comoros 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4761 | 0.4761 | 0.4761 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4601 | 0.444 | 0.4761 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
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 inequality in education in Comoros?
- Inequality in education in Comoros was 0.444 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4761 in 2012.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.444 in 2022.
- How does Comoros rank for inequality in education?
- Comoros ranks 13th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years adults older than 25 participated in formal education.