Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros
Comoros: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.987 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros is 0.987 index, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros peaked at 1.02 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4563 index, in 1974.
Comoros ranks 134th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4633 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.5283 index | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5242 index | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4563 index | -13.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5424 index | +18.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7165 index | +32.1% |
| 1984 | 0.75 index | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8923 index | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 0.755 index | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7876 index | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7964 index | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8023 index | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6986 index | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.7234 index | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.84 index | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8679 index | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8083 index | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8477 index | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8367 index | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.84 index | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8446 index | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8534 index | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9134 index | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.916 index | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9401 index | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8596 index | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.945 index | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9412 index | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9815 index | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9591 index | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9402 index | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.987 index | +5.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.987 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9807 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.987 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 index, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +32.1% | 0.5424 index | 0.7165 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5029 index | 0.4563 index | 0.5424 index | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.7857 index | 0.7165 index | 0.8923 index | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.8032 index | 0.6986 index | 0.8679 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8846 index | 0.84 index | 0.9401 index | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9492 index | 0.8596 index | 1.02 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9621 index | 0.9402 index | 0.987 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 827.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6648 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0647 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Comoros was 0.987 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4563 index in 1974.
- How does Comoros rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Comoros ranks 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.