Years of schooling in Comoros
Comoros: Years of schooling was 6.01 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.01
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
155th
of 192 countries
All-time high
6.01
in 2022
All-time low
2.72
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Years of schooling in Comoros, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for years of schooling in Comoros is 6.01, 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, years of schooling in Comoros peaked at 6.01 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.72, 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.
Years of schooling in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.72 | — |
| 2001 | 2.87 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 3.03 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 3.19 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 3.34 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.5 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 3.66 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3.82 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 3.97 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 4.13 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 4.29 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 4.44 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 4.6 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 4.74 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.88 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.02 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 5.16 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 5.3 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.44 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 5.59 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 5.73 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 5.87 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 6.01 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 6.01 | +0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 6.01 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.79, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 6.01 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.96, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.42 | 2.72 | 4.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.95 | 4.29 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9 | 5.73 | 6.01 | 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 years of schooling in Comoros?
- Years of schooling in Comoros was 6.01 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 6.01 in 2022.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for years of schooling?
- Comoros ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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