School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Comoros

Comoros: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 23,444 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
23,444 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
149th
of 202 countries
All-time high
23,444 number
in 2020
All-time low
7,063 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Comoros, 1970–2020

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 23,444 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Comoros peaked at 23,444 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,063 number, in 1970.

Comoros ranks 149th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Comoros, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Comoros, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 7,063 number —
1971 7,163 number +1.4%
1972 7,322 number +2.2%
1973 7,476 number +2.1%
1974 7,630 number +2.1%
1975 7,792 number +2.1%
1976 7,963 number +2.2%
1977 8,259 number +3.7%
1978 8,591 number +4.0%
1979 8,938 number +4.0%
1980 9,276 number +3.8%
1981 9,588 number +3.4%
1982 9,956 number +3.8%
1983 10,314 number +3.6%
1984 10,665 number +3.4%
1985 11,015 number +3.3%
1986 11,365 number +3.2%
1987 11,821 number +4.0%
1988 12,306 number +4.1%
1989 12,789 number +3.9%
1990 13,234 number +3.5%
1991 13,599 number +2.8%
1992 13,526 number -0.5%
1993 13,924 number +2.9%
1994 14,285 number +2.6%
1995 14,607 number +2.3%
1996 14,891 number +1.9%
1997 15,194 number +2.0%
1998 15,447 number +1.7%
1999 15,993 number +3.5%
2000 16,193 number +1.3%
2001 16,411 number +1.3%
2002 16,688 number +1.7%
2003 16,975 number +1.7%
2004 17,264 number +1.7%
2005 17,545 number +1.6%
2006 17,803 number +1.5%
2007 18,145 number +1.9%
2008 18,501 number +2.0%
2009 18,864 number +2.0%
2010 19,226 number +1.9%
2011 19,580 number +1.8%
2012 20,018 number +2.2%
2013 20,472 number +2.3%
2014 20,926 number +2.2%
2015 21,363 number +2.1%
2016 21,762 number +1.9%
2017 22,217 number +2.1%
2018 22,665 number +2.0%
2019 23,082 number +1.8%
2020 23,444 number +1.6%

Comoros compared with similar countries

  • Comoros's 23,444 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 245,129 number, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Comoros's 23,444 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 370,031 number, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7,820 number 7,063 number 8,938 number 10
1980s 10,910 number 9,276 number 12,789 number 10
1990s 14,470 number 13,234 number 15,993 number 10
2000s 17,439 number 16,193 number 18,864 number 10
2010s 21,131 number 19,226 number 23,082 number 10
2020s 23,444 number 23,444 number 23,444 number 1

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 146 Lithuania 29,119 number compare
  2. 147 Eswatini 28,052 number compare
  3. 148 Qatar 27,235 number compare
  4. 150 North Macedonia 23,383 number compare
  5. 151 Bahrain 22,539 number compare
  6. 152 Slovenia 21,755 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Comoros?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Comoros was 23,444 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 23,444 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 7,063 number in 1970.
How does Comoros rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Comoros ranks 149th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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 age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/