School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Comoros
Comoros: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 75,840 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
75,840 number
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
157th
of 203 countries
All-time high
75,840 number
in 2017
All-time low
17,363 number
in 1970
Years of data
46
1970–2017
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Comoros, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 75,840 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Comoros peaked at 75,840 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17,363 number, in 1970.
That places Comoros 157th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17,363 number | — |
| 1971 | 18,040 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 18,872 number | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 19,855 number | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 20,884 number | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 21,914 number | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 22,984 number | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 24,073 number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 25,222 number | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 26,395 number | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 27,540 number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 28,614 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 29,491 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 30,280 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 31,022 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 31,773 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 32,568 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 33,317 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 34,132 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 35,009 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 35,937 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 36,919 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 36,706 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 37,728 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 38,821 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 39,995 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 41,259 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 42,578 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 43,958 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 47,312 number | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 49,087 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 51,009 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 52,998 number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 55,061 number | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 57,107 number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 59,079 number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 60,987 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 62,770 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 64,470 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 66,058 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 67,526 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 68,881 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 70,051 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 71,151 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 72,253 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 75,840 number | +5.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 75,840 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.04 million number, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 75,840 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 million number, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,560 number | 17,363 number | 26,395 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,375 number | 27,540 number | 35,009 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,121 number | 35,937 number | 47,312 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,863 number | 49,087 number | 66,058 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,950 number | 67,526 number | 75,840 number | 6 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Comoros?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Comoros was 75,840 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 75,840 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,363 number in 1970.
- How does Comoros rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Comoros ranks 157th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.