Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros
Comoros: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1.18 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros, 1980–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros is 1.18 index, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros peaked at 1.18 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.79 index, in 1980.
Comoros ranks 1st of 96 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.79 index | — |
| 2000 | 0.92 index | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9246 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9707 index | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.18 index | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.79 index | 0.79 index | 0.79 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.92 index | 0.92 index | 0.92 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9476 index | 0.9246 index | 0.9707 index | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.1 index | 1.01 index | 1.18 index | 2 |
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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros was 1.18 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 index in 1980.
- How does Comoros rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Comoros ranks 1st out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.