School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Comoros
Comoros: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 130,157 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
130,157 number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
149th
of 206 countries
All-time high
130,157 number
in 2020
All-time low
37,614 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes in Comoros is 130,157 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Comoros peaked at 130,157 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37,614 number, in 1970.
That places Comoros 149th out of 206 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, primary education, both sexes (number) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37,614 number | — |
| 1971 | 38,317 number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 39,118 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 39,945 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 40,806 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 41,720 number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 42,681 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 44,084 number | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 45,732 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 47,487 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 49,194 number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 50,751 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 52,363 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 53,980 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 55,621 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 57,319 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 59,082 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 61,096 number | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 63,379 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 65,868 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 68,473 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 71,072 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 70,823 number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 73,543 number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 76,175 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 78,642 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 80,860 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 83,053 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 85,094 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 89,073 number | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 90,533 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 91,767 number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 93,109 number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 94,509 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 95,955 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 97,422 number | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 98,881 number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 100,524 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 102,277 number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 104,113 number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 106,004 number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 107,905 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 110,020 number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 112,290 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 114,676 number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 117,139 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 119,608 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 122,192 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 124,856 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 127,539 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 130,157 number | +2.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 130,157 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.43 million number, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 130,157 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.02 million number, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41,750 number | 37,614 number | 47,487 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 56,865 number | 49,194 number | 65,868 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 77,681 number | 68,473 number | 89,073 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 96,909 number | 90,533 number | 104,113 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,223 number | 106,004 number | 127,539 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 130,157 number | 130,157 number | 130,157 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, primary education, both sexes in Comoros?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Comoros was 130,157 number in 2020, 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 130,157 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,614 number in 1970.
- How does Comoros rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Comoros ranks 149th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.