School enrollment, primary in Comoros
Comoros: School enrollment, primary was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Comoros, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary in Comoros is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Comoros peaked at 115.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 35.3%, in 1972.
Comoros ranks 136th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.3% | 35.3% | 88.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 94.3% | 88.9% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 82.5% | 95.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 93.0% | 103.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 110.7% | 106.2% | 115.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 86.8% | 98.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More education data for Comoros
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- Primary education, teachers 3,952 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.82 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Comoros?
- School enrollment, primary in Comoros was 97.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 115.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.3% in 1972.
- How does Comoros rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Comoros ranks 136th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.