School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Comoros
Comoros: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 70,735 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Comoros, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Comoros stood at 70,735 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Comoros peaked at 70,735 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14,400 number, in 1970.
That places Comoros 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,400 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,603 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 14,931 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 15,247 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 15,563 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 15,894 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 16,244 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 16,857 number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 17,544 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 18,260 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 18,958 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 19,603 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 20,371 number | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 21,115 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 21,841 number | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 22,561 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 23,275 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 24,216 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 25,201 number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 26,163 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 27,023 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 27,693 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 42,004 number | +51.7% |
| 1993 | 43,118 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 44,121 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 45,013 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 45,807 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 46,642 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 47,351 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 48,990 number | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 49,702 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 50,426 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 51,334 number | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 52,260 number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 53,176 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 53,953 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 54,816 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 55,912 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 57,041 number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 58,182 number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 59,246 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 60,392 number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 61,774 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 63,178 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 64,551 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 65,762 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 66,952 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 68,298 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 69,585 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 70,735 number | +1.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 70,735 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 754,949 number, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 70,735 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +51.7% | 27,693 number | 42,004 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,954 number | 14,400 number | 18,260 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 22,330 number | 18,958 number | 26,163 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,776 number | 27,023 number | 48,990 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,680 number | 49,702 number | 58,182 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,047 number | 59,246 number | 70,735 number | 10 |
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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Comoros?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Comoros was 70,735 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 70,735 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,400 number in 1970.
- How does Comoros rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Comoros ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.