School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in Comoros
Comoros: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) was 9.8 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Comoros, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Comoros stood at 9.8 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Comoros peaked at 11.24 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.46 years, in 1971.
That places Comoros 169th out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.46 years | — |
| 1973 | 2.01 years | +37.2% |
| 1981 | 6.17 years | +207.1% |
| 1986 | 6.8 years | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 6.73 years | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 6.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 7.79 years | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 7.94 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.13 years | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 11.1 years | +36.6% |
| 2014 | 11.24 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 10.65 years | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 11.23 years | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 9.8 years | -12.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 9.8 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.64 years, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 9.8 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.72 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (life) in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +207.1% | 2.01 years | 6.17 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.74 years | 1.46 years | 2.01 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.57 years | 6.17 years | 6.8 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.77 years | 6.77 years | 6.77 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.95 years | 7.79 years | 8.13 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.05 years | 10.65 years | 11.24 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.8 years | 9.8 years | 9.8 years | 1 |
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Comoros?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Comoros was 9.8 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 11.24 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 years in 1971.
- How does Comoros rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Comoros ranks 169th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release