School age population, tertiary education, female in Comoros
Comoros: School age population, tertiary education, female was 37,331 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Comoros, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Comoros is 37,331 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Comoros peaked at 37,331 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,507 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, female in Comoros, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,507 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,847 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 9,281 number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 9,798 number | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 10,337 number | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 10,866 number | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 11,409 number | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 11,956 number | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 12,529 number | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 13,110 number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 13,678 number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 14,205 number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 14,638 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 15,023 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 15,387 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 15,756 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 16,144 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 16,515 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 16,918 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 17,351 number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 17,811 number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 18,298 number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 18,197 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 18,705 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 19,251 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 19,833 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 20,458 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 21,110 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 21,789 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 23,434 number | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 24,304 number | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 25,245 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 26,215 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 27,223 number | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 28,223 number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 29,184 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 30,112 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 30,978 number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 31,806 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 32,577 number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 33,291 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 33,946 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 34,514 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 35,046 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 35,583 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 37,331 number | +4.9% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 37,331 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 509,378 number, 7% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 37,331 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,664 number | 8,507 number | 13,110 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,562 number | 13,678 number | 17,351 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,889 number | 17,811 number | 23,434 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,587 number | 24,304 number | 32,577 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,952 number | 33,291 number | 37,331 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More education data for Comoros
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1179 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Comoros?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Comoros was 37,331 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 37,331 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,507 number in 1970.
- How does Comoros rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Comoros ranks 157th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.