School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Comoros
Comoros: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 1.03 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Comoros, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Comoros is 1.03 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Comoros peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.455 GPI, in 1971.
That places Comoros 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Comoros, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.455 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.4916 GPI | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6733 GPI | +36.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7268 GPI | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7594 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8434 GPI | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8307 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8282 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8451 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9764 GPI | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9844 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9946 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | +3.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 1.03 GPI is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9931 GPI, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 1.03 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9578 GPI, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4733 GPI | 0.455 GPI | 0.4916 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7198 GPI | 0.6733 GPI | 0.7594 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.8434 GPI | 0.8434 GPI | 0.8434 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8347 GPI | 0.8282 GPI | 0.8451 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9954 GPI | 0.9764 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 4 |
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Comoros?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Comoros was 1.03 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.455 GPI in 1971.
- How does Comoros rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Comoros ranks 41st out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.