Comoros: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Since 1971 it is up 31.89 percentage points from 11.36% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 37 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2024, Comoros had the 99th highest value of the 105 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

• Malawi — 96th of 105: 47.08%
• Bhutan — 97th of 105: 45.79%
• Ethiopia — 98th of 105: 44.81%
• Mauritania — 100th of 105: 41.29%
• Côte d'Ivoire — 101st of 105: 37.93%
• Senegal — 102nd of 105: 34.51%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

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

All 17 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Benin — 29.64% (2022)
• Botswana — 74.08% (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 50.07% (2024)
• Burundi — 55.24% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 63.51% (2022)
• Cameroon — 61.38% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 19.09% (2016)
• Chad — 21.27% (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 32.35% (2023)
• Congo, Rep. — 61.56% (2023)
• Côte d'Ivoire

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 primary education, teachers (% female)?

43.24% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 31.89 percentage points from 11.36% in 1971. The highest value was 43.91% in 2021 and the lowest 5.81% in 1972.

How does Comoros rank?

99th highest of 105 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.TCHR.FE.ZS, 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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