Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Comoros
Comoros: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 37.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Comoros, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Comoros is 37.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Comoros peaked at 37.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2005.
Comoros ranks 26th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.3% | — |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +11.3% |
| 2025 | 37.3% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 26.0% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 26.0% | 37.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 23 Gabon 38.6% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 37.6% compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 37.6% compare
- 27 Eritrea 36.8% compare
- 28 Tanzania, United Republic of 36.1% compare
- 29 Lesotho 35.3% compare
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Comoros?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Comoros was 37.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2005.
- How does Comoros rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Comoros ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release