Comoros: Children out of school, primary, male

Key figures

Since 1987 it is up 17.7% from 9,411 in 1987 (0.44% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 26 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2024, Comoros had the 35th highest value of the 72 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Comoros in the 2024 ranking

• Jordan — 32nd of 72: 12,306
• Puerto Rico (US) — 33rd of 72: 12,040
• Oman — 34th of 72: 11,567
• Chile — 36th of 72: 9,892
• Costa Rica — 37th of 72: 9,280
• Belarus — 38th of 72: 8,421

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 12 values

Children out of school, primary, male in nearby economies

• Benin — 77,007 (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 703,431 (2024)
• Burundi — 352,121 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 10,087 (2022)
• Cameroon — 55,869 (2019)
• Chad — 335,149 (2024)
• Congo, Rep. — 87,114 (2023)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 313,204 (2024)
• Equatorial Guinea — 65,892 (2015)
• Eritrea — 83,559 (2022)
• Eswatini

More education data for Comoros

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 102,152 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 97% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 96.33% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 97.66% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 3,952 (2024)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Comoros's children out of school, primary, male?

11,077 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1987?

It is up 17.7% from 9,411 in 1987 (0.44% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 20,881 in 1999 and the lowest 1,501 in 2013.

How does Comoros rank?

35th highest of 72 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.MA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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