School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Comoros
Comoros: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 20,393 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Comoros, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Comoros is 20,393 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Comoros peaked at 20,393 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,760 number, in 1970.
Comoros ranks 151st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Comoros, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,760 number | — |
| 1971 | 5,908 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 6,015 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 6,140 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 6,287 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 6,450 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 6,616 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 6,802 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 7,038 number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 7,305 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 7,572 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 7,811 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 8,010 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 8,220 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 8,445 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 8,686 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 8,942 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 9,202 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 9,505 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 9,835 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 10,198 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 10,610 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 10,568 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 11,024 number | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 11,491 number | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 11,969 number | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 12,427 number | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 12,820 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 13,182 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 13,972 number | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 14,311 number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 14,572 number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 14,768 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 14,978 number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 15,195 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 15,414 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 15,642 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 15,877 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 16,130 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 16,400 number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 16,685 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 16,976 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 17,273 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 17,596 number | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 17,939 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 18,303 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 18,691 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 19,098 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 19,522 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 19,954 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 20,393 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,432 number | 5,760 number | 7,305 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,623 number | 7,572 number | 9,835 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,826 number | 10,198 number | 13,972 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,329 number | 14,311 number | 16,400 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,204 number | 16,685 number | 19,954 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,393 number | 20,393 number | 20,393 number | 1 |
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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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Comoros?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Comoros was 20,393 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 20,393 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,760 number in 1970.
- How does Comoros rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Comoros ranks 151st out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.