Comoros
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Lower middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
30% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
125,225 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
120,008 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
32%
Source: UNSDG , 2012
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
38
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2017
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15 (% of women 15-49)
14%
Source: DHS , 2012
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months (% of married or in-union women 15-49)
49%
Source: DHS , 2012
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
6
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
No data available
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education Men as a percentage
Source: UIS , 2018
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS , 2022
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
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Female 25%
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Male 21%
Female: ILO, 2021
Male: ILO, 2021
Completion rate
No data available
No data available
No data available
Out-of-school rate
No data available
No data available
No data available
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
5
Protection from corporal punishment and all violence, including psychological, physical and sexual violence, in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
2
Only enshrines the right to education or provides for a limited protection of this right
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2021
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Government Programs Back to Top
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
COVID-19 Funding Request and Program Document
Project/Program
Projet de transition de l'éducation de l'Union des Comores
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top
