Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Comoros
Comoros: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 22.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Comoros, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 22.2% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Comoros peaked at 22.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2014.
Comoros ranks 30th 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.6% | — |
| 2001 | 18.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 22.2% | -1.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 22.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 22.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 17.9% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.2% | 22.6% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Comoros?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Comoros was 22.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2014.
- How does Comoros rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Comoros ranks 30th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. 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 children of primary 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