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

Comoros: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 11,936 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
11,936 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
151st
of 202 countries
All-time high
11,936 number
in 2020
All-time low
3,562 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

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Comoros is 11,936 number, measured 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 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Comoros peaked at 11,936 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,562 number, in 1970.

That places Comoros 151st 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, male (number) in Comoros, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 3,562 number —
1971 3,613 number +1.4%
1972 3,694 number +2.2%
1973 3,773 number +2.1%
1974 3,851 number +2.1%
1975 3,932 number +2.1%
1976 4,018 number +2.2%
1977 4,168 number +3.7%
1978 4,335 number +4.0%
1979 4,510 number +4.0%
1980 4,681 number +3.8%
1981 4,840 number +3.4%
1982 5,027 number +3.9%
1983 5,210 number +3.6%
1984 5,390 number +3.5%
1985 5,570 number +3.3%
1986 5,749 number +3.2%
1987 5,983 number +4.1%
1988 6,232 number +4.2%
1989 6,480 number +4.0%
1990 6,709 number +3.5%
1991 6,896 number +2.8%
1992 6,859 number -0.5%
1993 7,064 number +3.0%
1994 7,250 number +2.6%
1995 7,416 number +2.3%
1996 7,562 number +2.0%
1997 7,719 number +2.1%
1998 7,850 number +1.7%
1999 8,132 number +3.6%
2000 8,235 number +1.3%
2001 8,347 number +1.4%
2002 8,489 number +1.7%
2003 8,637 number +1.7%
2004 8,784 number +1.7%
2005 8,927 number +1.6%
2006 9,057 number +1.5%
2007 9,231 number +1.9%
2008 9,412 number +2.0%
2009 9,596 number +2.0%
2010 9,780 number +1.9%
2011 9,960 number +1.8%
2012 10,184 number +2.2%
2013 10,418 number +2.3%
2014 10,651 number +2.2%
2015 10,875 number +2.1%
2016 11,078 number +1.9%
2017 11,311 number +2.1%
2018 11,540 number +2.0%
2019 11,752 number +1.8%
2020 11,936 number +1.6%

Comoros compared with similar countries

  • Comoros's 11,936 number is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 125,824 number, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Comoros's 11,936 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,312 number, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,946 number 3,562 number 4,510 number 10
1980s 5,516 number 4,681 number 6,480 number 10
1990s 7,346 number 6,709 number 8,132 number 10
2000s 8,872 number 8,235 number 9,596 number 10
2010s 10,755 number 9,780 number 11,752 number 10
2020s 11,936 number 11,936 number 11,936 number 1

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 148 Qatar 14,002 number compare
  2. 149 North Macedonia 12,125 number compare
  3. 150 Bahrain 12,066 number compare
  4. 152 Slovenia 11,184 number compare
  5. 153 Latvia 10,348 number compare
  6. 154 Solomon Islands 10,150 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 11,936 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 11,936 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 3,562 number in 1970.
How does Comoros rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Comoros ranks 151st 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 22.0%. 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/