Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Comoros
Comoros: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Comoros, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Comoros is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Comoros peaked at 115.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 1972.
That places Comoros 144th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.3% | 35.3% | 88.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 94.3% | 88.9% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 82.5% | 95.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 93.0% | 103.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 110.7% | 106.2% | 115.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 86.8% | 98.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 141 Kazakhstan 97.3% compare
- 142 Jamaica 97.3% compare
- 143 Ecuador 97.2% compare
- 145 United States 97.0% compare
- 146 Panama 96.9% compare
More education data for Comoros
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Comoros?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Comoros was 97.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 115.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 1972.
- How does Comoros rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Comoros ranks 144th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.