Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros

Comoros: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.28 index in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
1.28 index
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.28 index
in 2025
All-time low
0.1608 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros, 1981–2025

0.250.50.7511.21981200320251981: 0.161 index1982: 0.182 index1983: 0.209 index1984: 0.238 index1985: 0.264 index1986: 0.286 index1987: 0.311 index1988: 0.334 index1989: 0.351 index1990: 0.369 index1991: 0.393 index1992: 0.413 index1993: 0.43 index1994: 0.449 index1995: 0.467 index1996: 0.49 index1997: 0.517 index1998: 0.551 index1999: 0.589 index2000: 0.634 index2001: 0.677 index2002: 0.717 index2003: 0.758 index2004: 0.797 index2005: 0.835 index2006: 0.875 index2007: 0.91 index2008: 0.947 index2009: 0.988 index2010: 1 index2011: 1.1 index2012: 1.1 index2013: 1.1 index2014: 1.1 index2015: 1.2 index2016: 1.2 index2017: 1.2 index2018: 1.2 index2019: 1.2 index2020: 1.2 index2021: 1.2 index2022: 1.3 index2023: 1.3 index2024: 1.3 index2025: 1.3 index

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros stood at 1.28 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros peaked at 1.28 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1608 index, in 1981.

Comoros ranks 6th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2596 index 0.1608 index 0.3509 index 9
1990s 0.4669 index 0.369 index 0.5886 index 10
2000s 0.8139 index 0.6338 index 0.9881 index 10
2010s 1.14 index 1.02 index 1.22 index 10
2020s 1.25 index 1.22 index 1.28 index 6

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 3 Belize 1.3 index compare
  2. 4 Namibia 1.29 index compare
  3. 5 Haiti 1.28 index compare
  4. 7 Nicaragua 1.27 index compare
  5. 8 Algeria 1.26 index compare
  6. 9 Suriname 1.26 index compare

See the full ranking of 164 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros?
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros was 1.28 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 1.28 index in 2025.
What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1608 index in 1981.
How does Comoros rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
Comoros ranks 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,240 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.