Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros
Comoros: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.1 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros stood at 1.1 index.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros peaked at 1.1 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5237 index, in 1981.
That places Comoros 27th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5237 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.5342 index | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5491 index | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5643 index | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5848 index | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6061 index | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6272 index | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6445 index | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6628 index | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6745 index | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6881 index | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7036 index | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7186 index | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7377 index | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7607 index | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7823 index | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8058 index | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8307 index | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8555 index | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8778 index | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8983 index | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9185 index | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9396 index | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9618 index | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.98 index | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9972 index | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.03 index | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 index | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.05 index | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.07 index | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.07 index | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.08 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.08 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.08 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.09 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.09 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.09 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.09 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.09 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.09 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.1 index | -0.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 1.1 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 1.1 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5885 index | 0.5237 index | 0.6628 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7557 index | 0.6745 index | 0.8555 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9655 index | 0.8778 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 index | 1.05 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 index | 1.09 index | 1.1 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros was 1.1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5237 index in 1981.
- How does Comoros rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Comoros ranks 27th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.