Share of children who have completed primary school in Comoros

Comoros: Share of children who have completed primary school was 86.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
86.1%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
118th
of 165 countries
All-time high
86.1%
in 2025
All-time low
21.8%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Share of children who have completed primary school in Comoros, 1981–2025

204060801981200320251981: 21.8 %1982: 22.6 %1983: 23.4 %1984: 24.2 %1985: 25 %1986: 25.9 %1987: 26.8 %1988: 27.8 %1989: 28.7 %1990: 29.7 %1991: 30.8 %1992: 31.8 %1993: 33 %1994: 34.2 %1995: 35.4 %1996: 36.5 %1997: 37.7 %1998: 39.1 %1999: 40.6 %2000: 42.3 %2001: 44.1 %2002: 46 %2003: 48 %2004: 50.1 %2005: 52.1 %2006: 54.1 %2007: 56.3 %2008: 58.6 %2009: 61 %2010: 63.3 %2011: 65.6 %2012: 67.7 %2013: 69.7 %2014: 71.7 %2015: 73.5 %2016: 75.3 %2017: 76.8 %2018: 78.2 %2019: 79.5 %2020: 80.7 %2021: 81.8 %2022: 83 %2023: 84.1 %2024: 85.1 %2025: 86.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of children who have completed primary school in Comoros is 86.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Comoros peaked at 86.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1981.

Comoros ranks 118th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 25.1% 21.8% 28.7% 9
1990s 34.9% 29.7% 40.6% 10
2000s 51.2% 42.3% 61.0% 10
2010s 72.1% 63.3% 79.5% 10
2020s 83.5% 80.7% 86.1% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children who have completed primary school in Comoros?
Share of children who have completed primary school in Comoros was 86.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2025.
What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1981.
How does Comoros rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
Comoros ranks 118th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children who have completed primary school
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
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The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.