Literacy rate, youth male in Comoros
Comoros: Literacy rate, youth male was 90.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth male in Comoros, 1980–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2021, literacy rate, youth male in Comoros stood at 90.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth male in Comoros peaked at 90.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 1980.
That places Comoros 71st out of 95 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, youth male in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 69.4% | — |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +3.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 90.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 90.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.4% | 69.4% | 69.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 85.0% | 87.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
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 literacy rate, youth male in Comoros?
- Literacy rate, youth male in Comoros was 90.3% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth male recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 1980.
- How does Comoros rank for literacy rate, youth male?
- Comoros ranks 71st out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate, youth male rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.