11 answers, 4 from the Comoros's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
75.6% of people aged 15 and over in the Comoros could read and write in 2021, according to World Bank data drawn from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
The figure is for 2021 and is the latest available; literacy rates are usually measured in censuses and household surveys rather than every year. The Ministry of Education site could not be reached from this check on 15 October 2026.
The primary completion rate in the Comoros was 72.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO data published by the World Bank. The rate was 81.1% in 2017 and 67.2% in 2022.
The completion rate compares the number of children entering the last grade of primary school with the population of that age, so it can move a lot from year to year as cohorts change. It is a proxy rather than a count of children who actually completed school.
Gross primary enrolment in the Comoros was 97.0% in 2024, and gross secondary enrolment 54.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO data published by the World Bank.
Gross enrolment divides all pupils at a level by the population of the official age for it, so older or repeating pupils can push it close to or above 100%. It shows the size of the school system rather than the share of children of the right age in school.
Government spending on education in the Comoros was 2.3% of GDP in 2023, according to UNESCO data published by the World Bank.
The figure covers spending by all levels of government, including salaries, but not what families pay for school fees and materials. INSEED's projections put 43.7% of the population under 15 in 2025, and estimates 88 dependants (children and people aged 65 and over) for every 100 people of working age.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
In 2018, net primary school enrolment in the Comoros was 80.8%, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. It was 79.2% in 2007. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 90.7%; the Comoros is 14th highest of 19. Worldwide: 60th of 69.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2022, is 54.8%. In 2014 the figure was 61.5%. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 54.1%; the Comoros is 7th highest of 15. World rank, highest first: 120th of 132.
18.8%: that is gross tertiary enrolment in the Comoros for 2017, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2007. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 11.6%; the Comoros is 7th highest of 24. Of 130 countries with 2017 data, 102nd highest.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2021, is 75.6%. In 2000 the figure was 68.2%. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 75.2%; the Comoros is 7th highest of 14. Worldwide: 33rd of 43.
In 2023, government spending on education in the Comoros was 2.3% of GDP, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Since 2008 it has ranged from 2.3% of GDP (2021) to 4.4% of GDP (2008). Sub-Saharan Africa median: 3.3% of GDP; the Comoros is 28th highest of 35. World rank, highest first: 92nd of 112.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2018, is 28. In 2008 the figure was 30. It is 17th highest of 23 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 39. World rank, highest first: 24th of 85.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 72.7%. Its high point since 2007 was 2017, at 81.1%; its low point was 2007, at 58.1%. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 77.3%; the Comoros is 12th highest of 19. World rank, highest first: 93rd of 104.
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