School age population, primary education, both sexes in Comoros
Comoros: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 106,713 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Comoros, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Comoros stood at 106,713.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Comoros peaked at 123,960 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41,049, in 1970.
That places Comoros 157th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48,720 | 41,049 | 56,781 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,663 | 58,395 | 74,590 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86,855 | 77,103 | 100,325 | 10 |
| 2000s | 105,118 | 100,442 | 107,963 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,308 | 103,982 | 117,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116,468 | 105,306 | 123,960 | 6 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Comoros?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Comoros was 106,713 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 123,960 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,049 in 1970.
- How does Comoros rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Comoros ranks 157th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release