School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Comoros
Comoros: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 76,606 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
76,606 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
149th
of 205 countries
All-time high
76,606 number
in 2020
All-time low
20,824 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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 (number) 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% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 76,606 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 730,665 number, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 76,606 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 900,436 number, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More education data for Comoros
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 79.48 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 79.35 (2024)
- 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)
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.