Comoros: School starting age, primary school
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| Comoros |
Primary school starting age |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 6 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | years |
| Data availability | 1970 - 2022 |
| Average | 6 |
| Min - Max | 6 - 7 |
| Source | UNESCO |
The latest value from 2022 is 6 years, unchanged from 6 years in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 6 years, based on data from 194 countries. Historically, the average for the Comoros from 1970 to 2022 is 6 years. The minimum value, 6 years, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 7 years was recorded in 1992.
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Definition: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
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| Education spending, percent of government spending | 10.48 | 2022 | percent |
| Literacy rate | 61.71 | 2022 | percent |
| Female literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 83.10 | 2022 | percent |
| Male literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 80.95 | 2022 | percent |
| Youth literacy rate, ages 15-24 | 82.02 | 2022 | percent |
| Student teacher ratio, primary school | 28.06 | 2018 | students per teacher |
| Primary school completion rate | 81.41 | 2017 | percent |
| School starting age, primary school | 6 | 2022 | years |
| Female to male ratio, primary school pupils | 1.00 | 2018 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, secondary school students | 1.07 | 2018 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education | 0.80 | 2014 | percent |
| Preprimary school enrollment | 21.81 | 2018 | percent |
| Primary school enrollment | 94.69 | 2023 | percent |
| Secondary school enrollment | 55.19 | 2023 | percent |
| Tertiary school enrollment | 9.63 | 2014 | percent |
| Trained teachers in primary education | 50.75 | 2017 | percent |