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 38.8% 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
Comoros recorded 38.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Comoros peaked at 38.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2006.
That places Comoros 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 26.4% | — |
| 2001 | 25.8% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 38.8% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 24.4% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 25.7% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 25.6% | 38.8% | 6 |
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 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 38.8% 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 38.8% 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 24.4% in 2006.
- How does Comoros rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Comoros ranks 27th 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 42.6%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release