Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling in Comoros
Comoros: Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling was 75.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling in Comoros, 1950–2021
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 75.6% for literacy rate vs. average years of schooling in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs. average years of schooling in Comoros peaked at 75.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 1950.
Comoros ranks 97th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 47.9% | 47.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.2% | 68.2% | 68.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 73.6% | 73.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 75.6% | 75.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More education data for Comoros
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.9% (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 literacy rate vs. average years of schooling in Comoros?
- Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling in Comoros was 75.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 1950.
- How does Comoros rank for literacy rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Comoros ranks 97th out of 128 countries with data for 2021.
- Is literacy rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of adults who can read and write a simple statement about their everyday life.