Comoros: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

Over five years it is up 9.28% from 67,439 in 2013 (1.79% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 5,800% from 1,249 in 1971 (9.06% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 24 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Comoros' secondary education, general pupils rose 10% on 2017 (from 67,011 to 73,695).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +9.6% and a typical year strayed about 24.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 81.9% in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.3% in 1990. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Comoros had the 66th highest value of the 85 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 2018 ranking

• Qatar — 63rd of 85: 106,817
• Bahrain — 64th of 85: 92,483
• Bhutan — 65th of 85: 74,638
• Solomon Islands — 67th of 85: 52,566
• Cabo Verde — 68th of 85: 52,143
• Brunei Darussalam — 69th of 85: 38,822

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 24 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Angola — 1.75 million (2016)
• Benin — 965,124 (2016)
• Botswana — 169,489 (2015)
• Burkina Faso — 1.25 million (2018)
• Burundi — 606,024 (2018)
• Cabo Verde — 52,143 (2018)
• Cameroon — 1.73 million (2016)
• Central African Republic — 132,695 (2017)
• Chad — 527,321 (2016)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 3.75 million (2015)
• 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 secondary education, general pupils?

73,695 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 5,800% from 1,249 in 1971 (9.06% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 73,695 in 2018 and the lowest 1,249 in 1971.

How does Comoros rank?

66th highest of 85 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Comoros?

In 2018, Comoros' secondary education, general pupils rose 10% on 2017 (from 67,011 to 73,695). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2017), the average change was +9.6% and a typical year strayed about 24.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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