Out-of-school children in Comoros

In Comoros, 20.6% of children of primary school age were not in school in 2024.

Measure: Out-of-school rate, children of primary school age Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1983 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS
Comoros, 2024 20.6% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2022 +1.2percentage points 2022: 19.4%
Position in 2024 15th of 120 See the full ranking

Out-of-school children in Comoros over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Out-of-school rate, children of primary school age (% of children of primary school age), 2007 to 2024
Period Comoros
2024 20.6%
2022 19.4%
2021 25.5%
2018 11.9%
2017 8.9%
2014 6.3%
2013 5.1%
2007 26.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 19.4% in 2022, a change of +1.2 percentage points.
  • Since 1994, when it was 37.6%, the figure has changed by −17.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 120 countries with data for 2024, Comoros has the 15th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
ROFST.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1983 to 2024 for Comoros
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org