Average years of schooling among adults in Comoros
Comoros: Average years of schooling among adults was 6.01 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Comoros, 2000–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling among adults in Comoros is 6.01 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Comoros peaked at 6.01 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.72 years, in 2000.
That places Comoros 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Average years of schooling among adults in Comoros, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.72 years | — |
| 2001 | 2.87 years | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 3.03 years | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 3.19 years | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 3.34 years | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.5 years | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 3.66 years | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3.82 years | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 3.97 years | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 4.13 years | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.29 years | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 4.44 years | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.6 years | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 4.74 years | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.88 years | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.02 years | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 5.16 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 5.3 years | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.44 years | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 5.59 years | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 5.73 years | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 5.87 years | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 6.01 years | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 6.01 years | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 6.01 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.79 years, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 6.01 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.96 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.42 years | 2.72 years | 4.13 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.95 years | 4.29 years | 5.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9 years | 5.73 years | 6.01 years | 4 |
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 average years of schooling among adults in Comoros?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Comoros was 6.01 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 6.01 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 years in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Comoros ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.