Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Comoros
Comoros: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 11,692 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Comoros, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Comoros is 11,692 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Comoros peaked at 11,692 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,432 number, in 1970.
That places Comoros 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Comoros, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,432 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,484 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 3,562 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 3,636 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 3,712 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 3,790 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 3,873 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 4,013 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 4,171 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 4,337 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 4,497 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 4,645 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 4,817 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 4,986 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 5,153 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 5,322 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 5,493 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 5,710 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 5,947 number | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 6,193 number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 6,429 number | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 6,637 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 6,610 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 6,826 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 7,024 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 7,203 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 7,361 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 7,533 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 7,676 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 7,964 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 8,066 number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 8,167 number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 8,298 number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 8,435 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 8,575 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 8,712 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 8,842 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 9,005 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 9,175 number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 9,351 number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 9,527 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 9,702 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 9,913 number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 10,136 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 10,364 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 10,589 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 10,800 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 11,031 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 11,265 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 11,489 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 11,692 number | +1.8% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 11,692 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120,878 number, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 11,692 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,801 number | 3,432 number | 4,337 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,276 number | 4,497 number | 6,193 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,126 number | 6,429 number | 7,964 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,663 number | 8,066 number | 9,351 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,482 number | 9,527 number | 11,489 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,692 number | 11,692 number | 11,692 number | 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Comoros?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Comoros was 11,692 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 11,692 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,432 number in 1970.
- How does Comoros rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Comoros ranks 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.