School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Comoros
Comoros: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 76,606 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Comoros, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Comoros is 76,606 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 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Comoros peaked at 76,606 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20,824 number, in 1970.
That places Comoros 149th out of 205 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Comoros, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,824 number | — |
| 1971 | 21,552 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 22,135 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 22,684 number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 23,239 number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 23,866 number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 24,591 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 25,363 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 26,237 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 27,172 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 28,126 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 29,059 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 29,817 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 30,530 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 31,246 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 32,032 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 32,919 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 33,784 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 34,775 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 35,886 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 37,094 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 38,395 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 38,223 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 39,621 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 41,184 number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 42,901 number | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 44,735 number | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 46,538 number | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 48,265 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 51,664 number | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 53,156 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 54,601 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 55,834 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 56,926 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 57,889 number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 58,774 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 59,639 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 60,466 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 61,355 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 62,314 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 63,343 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 64,429 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 65,486 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 66,618 number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 67,828 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 69,108 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 70,457 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 71,828 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 73,325 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 74,932 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 76,606 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,766 number | 20,824 number | 27,172 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,817 number | 28,126 number | 35,886 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,862 number | 37,094 number | 51,664 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,095 number | 53,156 number | 62,314 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,735 number | 63,343 number | 74,932 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,606 number | 76,606 number | 76,606 number | 1 |
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More education data for Comoros
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,952 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Comoros?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Comoros was 76,606 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 76,606 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,824 number in 1970.
- How does Comoros rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Comoros ranks 149th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.