How is education organized in Comoros?

In Comoros, education is officially compulsory for children between the ages of 6 and 16. However, due to chronic underfunding of the public school system, a significant portion of the country's youth receives little or no formal schooling.1

The educational landscape consists of two primary types of instruction:

• Traditional Islamic schools: These institutions focus on the study of the Qurʾān.1
• State-run schools: These are patterned after the French educational system.1

While nearly nine-tenths of the population is literate in Comorian—which is written using Arabic script—only about half of the population is literate in French, the language used for government administration. Additionally, there is a university located in the capital, Moroni.1