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. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros, 1981–2025
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.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1608 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.1821 index | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 0.209 index | +14.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2378 index | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2637 index | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2864 index | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3111 index | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3341 index | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3509 index | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.369 index | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.393 index | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4134 index | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4301 index | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4493 index | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4667 index | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4904 index | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5169 index | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5511 index | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5886 index | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6338 index | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6766 index | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7175 index | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.758 index | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7971 index | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8354 index | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8753 index | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9103 index | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.947 index | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9881 index | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.02 index | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 index | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.08 index | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.11 index | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.14 index | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.17 index | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.19 index | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2 index | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.21 index | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.22 index | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.22 index | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.24 index | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.25 index | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.26 index | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.27 index | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.28 index | +0.6% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 1.28 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 index, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 1.28 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More gender data for Comoros
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 340.83 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.8229 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 623.43 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 623.43 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 11,707 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 12,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 11,541 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 11,404 (2025)
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
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.