Country profile

Comoros

Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income867K inhabitants

Last updated December 22, 2025

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Composite GEFRI Score

Critically unprepared

Comoros is critically unprepared for education futures (15th percentile worldwide). Core capabilities are weak across most dimensions, and essential systems face significant constraints. Higher scores indicate a system that is better prepared to anticipate and shape the future of learning.

25.84Composite score
Global percentile
15th
Global rank
#151
Regional rank
#24
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Infrastructure
41.95
23rd percentileGlobal avg. 56.42
Human Capital
32.77
20th percentileGlobal avg. 46.98
Innovation
19.11
5th percentileGlobal avg. 42.60
Governance
25.38
15th percentileGlobal avg. 47.71
Access & Parity
10.00
31st percentileGlobal avg. 50.60

Country profile

Comoros trails global peers in Infrastructure (42, 23rd percentile), Human Capital (33, 20th percentile), Governance (25, 15th percentile), and Innovation (19, 5th percentile). A coordinated reform effort is needed to strengthen education futures readiness.

Uneven scores across dimensions highlight areas that need targeted coordination. Low internet adoption slows digital participation and constrains system-wide modernization. Literacy or tertiary enrollment gaps thin the talent pipeline and limit the country’s capacity to develop future-ready skills.

Sparse R&D investment and a small research workforce slow experimentation and delay new ideas from reaching learners. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Girls outperform boys in secondary pathways, adding pressure to address male dropout risks.

Regionally, Governance lags peers the most, signalling where investment could have the highest impact.

Note: Most indicators rely on observed data, offering a dependable evidence base for decisions.

Key insights

  • Falls below many peers at the 15th percentile.
  • Places 151st worldwide.
  • Holds a regional position of 24th within Sub-Saharan Africa .
  • Scores range from Infrastructure (42.0) to Access & Parity (10.0), reflecting variation across dimensions.
  • Trails regional peers most clearly in Governance.

Regional peers: Sub-Saharan Africa

Composite GEFRI score

Global rankRegional rankCountryScore
671South Africa57.14
682Mauritius56.87
——SeychellesMicrostate55.72
743Botswana55.44
1084Namibia43.86
1115Ghana40.92
1136Cabo Verde39.81
1157Sierra Leone38.84
——Sao Tome and PrincipeFCSMicrostate38.53
1198Eswatini37.54
1279Senegal35.31
12810Gabon34.39
13011Rwanda33.46
13212Kenya33.01
13613Cote d'Ivoire31.71
13814Gambia, The30.79
14015Lesotho29.76
14116Equatorial Guinea29.48
14217Benin29.14
14318Zambia28.93
14419ZimbabweFCS28.92
14620Tanzania28.51
14721Togo28.14
14822CameroonFCS27.69
15023Mauritania25.98
15124ComorosFCS25.84
15225Angola25.63
15426Congo, Rep.FCS24.72
15527MozambiqueFCS24.40
15628NigeriaFCS24.09
15729EthiopiaFCS24.04
15830Madagascar23.66
15931Malawi23.03
16032MaliFCS23.02
16133Burkina FasoFCS22.80
16234Uganda22.60
16435Guinea22.13
16636Liberia21.10
16737NigerFCS20.37
16838SudanFCS20.10
16939BurundiFCS18.87
17040Guinea-BissauFCS18.69
17141EritreaFCS18.19
17242Congo, Dem. Rep.FCS17.22
17443ChadFCS15.73
17544South SudanFCS15.65
17645Somalia, Fed. Rep.FCS14.75
17746Central African RepublicFCS13.33