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

Comoros: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 11,508 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
11,508 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
149th
of 202 countries
All-time high
11,508 number
in 2020
All-time low
3,501 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 11,508 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.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Comoros peaked at 11,508 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,501 number, in 1970.

That places Comoros 149th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female (number) in Comoros, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 3,501 number —
1971 3,550 number +1.4%
1972 3,628 number +2.2%
1973 3,703 number +2.1%
1974 3,779 number +2.1%
1975 3,860 number +2.1%
1976 3,945 number +2.2%
1977 4,091 number +3.7%
1978 4,256 number +4.0%
1979 4,428 number +4.0%
1980 4,595 number +3.8%
1981 4,748 number +3.3%
1982 4,929 number +3.8%
1983 5,104 number +3.6%
1984 5,275 number +3.4%
1985 5,445 number +3.2%
1986 5,616 number +3.1%
1987 5,838 number +4.0%
1988 6,074 number +4.0%
1989 6,309 number +3.9%
1990 6,525 number +3.4%
1991 6,703 number +2.7%
1992 6,667 number -0.5%
1993 6,860 number +2.9%
1994 7,035 number +2.6%
1995 7,191 number +2.2%
1996 7,329 number +1.9%
1997 7,475 number +2.0%
1998 7,597 number +1.6%
1999 7,861 number +3.5%
2000 7,958 number +1.2%
2001 8,064 number +1.3%
2002 8,199 number +1.7%
2003 8,338 number +1.7%
2004 8,480 number +1.7%
2005 8,618 number +1.6%
2006 8,746 number +1.5%
2007 8,914 number +1.9%
2008 9,089 number +2.0%
2009 9,268 number +2.0%
2010 9,446 number +1.9%
2011 9,620 number +1.8%
2012 9,834 number +2.2%
2013 10,054 number +2.2%
2014 10,275 number +2.2%
2015 10,488 number +2.1%
2016 10,684 number +1.9%
2017 10,906 number +2.1%
2018 11,125 number +2.0%
2019 11,330 number +1.8%
2020 11,508 number +1.6%

Comoros compared with similar countries

  • Comoros's 11,508 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 119,305 number, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Comoros's 11,508 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 183,719 number, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,874 number 3,501 number 4,428 number 10
1980s 5,393 number 4,595 number 6,309 number 10
1990s 7,124 number 6,525 number 7,861 number 10
2000s 8,567 number 7,958 number 9,268 number 10
2010s 10,376 number 9,446 number 11,330 number 10
2020s 11,508 number 11,508 number 11,508 number 1

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 146 Lithuania 14,239 number compare
  2. 147 Eswatini 13,897 number compare
  3. 148 Qatar 13,233 number compare
  4. 150 North Macedonia 11,258 number compare
  5. 151 Slovenia 10,571 number compare
  6. 152 Bahrain 10,473 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 11,508 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 11,508 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 3,501 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 21.8%. 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, female (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, female (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
Last refreshed

Female 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/